Children and Youth Receiving Child Intervention Services - by Type of Care and Age Group

This Children and Family Services dataset provides an overview of the number of children and youth receiving child intervention services by type of care and by age group. Child intervention services are focused on the well-being of children, supporting families to be healthy and ensuring children grow up in safe and nurturing homes.   The data shows the average monthly number of children and youth in the province who are receiving child intervention services. More specifically, it shows the number in temporary care, permanent care and receiving services while at home (not in care) with historical information dating back ten years.   There is a further breakdown by the number of children served by age group: 0-5, 6-12, 13-15 and 16-17 years old. Information is available through the links listed below as aggregate data in excel, as visualizations in CI Interactive Data Tool and as descriptions of data fields and elements in the Data Dictionary.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:56 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:56 (UTC)
contact_email Open@gov.ab.ca
contact_person {"en": "Children and Family Services", "fr": "Children and Family Services"}
criticality_level []
data_dictionary ["society"]
geographic_scope []
open_canada_collection federated
open_canada_date_published 2023-02-07 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["age group", "child intervention", "children", "not in care", "permanent care", "temporary care", "youth"], "fr-t-en": ["groupe d'âge", "intervention auprès des enfants", "enfants", "non pris en charge", "soins permanents", "soins temporaires", "jeunesse"]}
open_canada_subject ["persons"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency P1Y