The Representative speaks out against the cancellation of a program which allowed mothers in jail to care for and bond with their newborns.
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The Representative speaks out against the cancellation of a program which allowed mothers in jail to care for and bond with their newborns.
This report outlines the findings and recommendations of the Representative for Children and Youth following a review of court ordered physical assessments of youth under the federal Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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The first-ever annual report from B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth. This report provides an overview of the Office’s first year of work on behalf of the vulnerable children and youth of B.C.
In April 2007, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth asked the Representative to investigate the deaths of four Northern B.C. children who died between 1999 and 2005. The detailed analysis that follows in this report focuses on identifying …
“Child protection is not every social worker’s first choice. Beyond the formal skills, the job requires toughness, warmth, intelligence, compassion, decisiveness and determination. It has been called the hardest job in government.” Honourable Ted Hughes, BC Children and Youth Review…
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.
A summary of the roles and responsibilities of the Coroners Service, the Ministry of Children and Family Development, the Ombudsman, the Provincial Health Officer, the Public Guardian and Trustee and the Representative for Children and Youth in the review of …
The first in a series of reports covering the actual, on-the-ground implementation of the 62 recommendations of the April 2006 B.C. Children and Youth Review (the “Hughes Review“).
Two further progress were produced in Dec. 2008 and Nov. …