Meet The Representative
Meet The Representative
Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth
The Representative for Children & Youth
Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth has been British Columbia’s Representative for Children and Youth since 2018. She has dedicated her professional life to the well-being of young people and has worked in the fields of social care and health care since 1977.
“Caring for a child takes much more than one person. It takes all of us to come together to truly see a child – to listen to them, understand them and ensure they thrive.”
– Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth, Representative for Children and Youth
Don’t Look Away, 2023
An award-winning educator, author, and advocate, Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth has served as BC’s Representative for Children and Youth since 2018, drawing on 48 years of experience across government, community services, and academia. Her focus is child and youth well-being, with particular focus on Indigenous jurisdiction in child welfare, mental health and substance use care, disability supports, early-years investment, quality of care and safer transitions from care.
