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Representative’s Report #22 – Reviews and Investigations: June 1- Sept. 30, 2014

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RCY’s New Acting Deputy Representative

Dawn Thomas-Wightman has been named Acting Deputy Representative for Children and Youthin British Columbia, Representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond announced this week.

Thomas-Wightman brings nearly 20 years of direct experience in child welfare through her various roles with the Ministry of …


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Who Cares? B.C. children with complex medical, psychological and developmental needs and their families deserve better

The British Columbia government should begin providing appropriate care for children and youth who have multiple vulnerabilities – including developmental, psychological and medical needs – Representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said today as she released her latest report.

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B.C. Adoptions Update

A follow-up to the Representative’s report Finding Forever Families: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System, this update provides key statistics for this fiscal year-to-date and the two previous fiscal years. 

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Not Fully Invested: A Follow-up Report on the Representative’s Past Recommendations to Help Vulnerable Children in B.C.

The provincial government must step up its commitment to helping British Columbia’s most vulnerable children and youth by following through on recommendations, Representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said today as she released her Office’s latest report Not Fully Invested: A Follow-up …


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2013/14 Annual Report and 2014/15-2015/16 Service Plan

This report provides an overview of the Office’s work on behalf of the vulnerable children and youth of B.C. over the past year and a plan reflecting future goals and objectives.

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Representative’s Report #21 – Reviews and Investigations: Feb. 1, 2014 – May 31, 2014

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CCCYA letter to the Council of the Federation on the need for a comprehensive strategy for Aboriginal children and youth

Our purpose in writing is twofold: we urge you to discuss at the upcoming meeting of the Council of the Federation the national tragedy reflected in the disproportionate number of Aboriginal children taken into government care across Canada; and, we …


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Children at Risk: The Case for a Better Response to Parental Addiction

The provincial government must take decisive steps to address the serious risk that parental addiction poses for many British Columbia children, Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said today upon the release of her latest investigative report.

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Finding Forever Families – A Review of the Provincial Adoption Program

Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux today announced a joint commitment to dramatically increase adoption rates for children in the Province’s care. 

The joint commitment is underpinned by Turpel-Lafond’s …


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