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Putting Children and Youth at the Centre: Reforming and Modernizing the Mental Health Act for Children and Youth
The Representative for Children and Youth is urging the provincial government to modernize the Mental Health Act and ensure that …
Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates Seeks Compliance to Jordan’s Principle on National Child Day and Every Day – Our Children, Our Future
The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates are urging Canada to immediately end the discrimination and address the systemic …
Annual Report and Service Plan 2025/26 to 2027/28
The Representative has released the Annual Report 2024/25 and Service Plan 2025/26 to 2027/28. This report includes details on the …
International Overdose Awareness Day: B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth Urges Awareness, Compassion, and Action
Victoria – Nine years into B.C.’s toxic drug crisis, first declared a public health emergency by the Provincial Health Officer …
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I need braces and I have asked my social worker and have not received an answer yet. It’s been six months. Can you help me get the braces I need?
One of our advocates can help you by requesting that the social worker answer your question as soon as possible …
I live in a group home. Can you help get me a transfer?
If you are unhappy where you’ve been placed, the Rep’s office can help you think of ways to solve a …
I live in a group home and I am turning 19 soon. Am I able to stay here, or do I have to move?
When you turn 19, you are no longer considered a child in care and you cannot typically live in a …
I have been in the same foster home for three years, and now I have to move, but I don’t want to. What should I do?
It might be possible for you to stay with your foster family, but each young person’s situation is different. The …
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