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Representative’s statement on Expert Panel on Basic Income recommendations
The recent report issued by the British Columbia Expert Panel on Basic Income contains several recommendations regarding youth from care ...
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UBC Psychologist, UBC Early Education grad student honoured with Korczak awards
A devoted child rights advocate who insists on the inclusion of children's voices in research and on all matters that ...
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Detained: Rights of children and youth under the Mental Health Act
In a new report released today, B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth says the provincial government must act ...
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Representative’s statement on birth alerts
The Representative for Children and Youth’s Office has on multiple occasions in the past spoken out against the practice of ...
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