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Representative Celebrates International Youth Day

On this day 10 years ago, the United Nations declared August 12 to be International Youth Day. Today’s society is the youngest ever, with about 50 per cent of the world’s
population aged 25 years or under. More than at …


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Housing, Help and Hope: A Better Path for Struggling Families

A struggling young family needed short-term housing assistance so their baby could be safe, but instead the child was taken into government care. An investigation into a First Nations baby’s critical injury finds that many of the systemic factors that …


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Representative’s Report # 6 – Reviews and investigations: February 1 – May 31, 2009

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Representative Acknowledges Child Abuse Prevention Day in B.C.

Physical and emotional maltreatment of children are all too prevalent. A focus on child safety is central to the work of my Office. It drives us to advocate for improvements to the childserving
system so the children it serves are …


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Representative’s Report #5 – Reviews and investigations: October 1, 2008 – January 31, 2009

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Representative Honours B.C.’s Social Workers

On the occasion of Social Work Week here in British Columbia, I commend frontline social workers in this province for their dedication and commitment to the safety and well-being of our most vulnerable young citizens and their families.

In these …


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Kids, Crime and Care: Youth Justice Experiences and Outcomes

A major B.C. study released today shows that although children and youth in care are at higher risk of becoming involved with the youth justice system, early interventions targeted at risk factors can change the paths of these vulnerable adolescents. …


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2008 Progress Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the “Hughes Review”

The need for intensified government commitment to completing all of the Hughes recommendations is even more essential in challenging economic times, B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth said today. Two other progress reports have been completed (Nov. 2007 and …


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Service Plan 2009/10 – 2011/12

A plan reflecting the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth’s goals and objectives for 2009/10 to 2011/12.

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Update: System of Services for Children and Youth with Special Needs

All children deserve equal access to the same programs, supports, opportunities and hopeful futures, especially children and youth with special needs, and their families.

This is an update on the RCY report released in February 2008, which looked at …


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