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Things You Deserve in Your Lives: the Representative’s Message to Children and Youth in Care

I am so pleased that May 23–29, 2011 has been declared “B.C. Child and Youth in Care Week.” It gives us all the opportunity to reflect on the lives, the hopes and the futures of the more than 8,300 children …


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Editorial Submission on giving children the best start to life

The Representative examines the key things that children need from their families, communities and government in order to have the best possible start in life.…


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System of Services for Children and Youth with Special Needs

Focuses on the accountabilities of the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Community Living BC with respect to the delivery of services to children and youth with special needs.…


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Representative Recognizes Social Work Week 2014

In honour of Social Work Week this year, I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to the front-line workers in the child-serving system, and to applaud their chosen theme, “Social Workers Promoting Greater Social Equity.” This theme reminds …


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Representative’s Report #19 – Reviews and Investigations: Jun. 1 – Sep. 30, 2013

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Lost in the Shadows: How a Lack of Help Meant a Loss of Hope for One First Nations Girl

The tragic suicide death of a 14-year-old girl living in a rural British Columbia First Nations community reveals a child protection system that is not reaching the children who need it most, a Representative’s investigation finds. 

The report details how …


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Coast Capital Savings commits $200,000 to help build a richer future for youth formerly in care

For immediate release

VANCOUVER – Coast Capital Savings today announced the launch of a fund that will help youth formerly in care of the province access post-secondary education at British Columbia institutions.
Coast Capital has initiated the fund that will …


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Representative’s statement on coming into force of federal First Nations legislation

British Columbia’s Representative for Children and Youth issued the following statement today after the first element of the federal government’s Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act came into force:

The federal legislation that came into force …


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Representative Recognizes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

In British Columbia, an estimated 50,000 children and youth have special needs and require services and supports to thrive alongside their peers. Dec. 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, is an opportunity to reflect on whether they are …


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Representative Celebrates National Child Day

National Child Day, a date that commemorates Canada’s adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), is more than just a day of recognition — it’s a reminder of the role we all have to …


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