No Time to Wait: A review of MCFD’s child welfare workforce – Part One
This report is Part One of a two-part report on the workforce capacity of the Ministry of Children and Family ...
Don’t Look Away – How one boy’s story has the power to shift a system of care for children and youth
The Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) is calling for a collective commitment to “stop tinkering at the edges of ...
Reflecting Back, Propelling Forward: A Report on the Child & Youth Family Justice Conference
Access to Justice BC co-hosted the Child & Youth Family Justice Conference on September 23, 2023, along with the Representative ...
Representative for Children and Youth says much more needs to be done to ensure young people in care do not continue to go missing
In acknowledgement of International Missing Children’s Day, May 25th, B.C.’s Representative for Children and youth is calling on “the diverse ...
Representative congratulates Mary Teegee on receiving the Janusz Korczak Medal for Children’s Rights Advocacy
Victoria – A fierce warrior for children, youth and their families was honoured last week by the Janusz Korczak Association ...
Recent data highlights worrisome trends for B.C. children and youth
VICTORIA – Increasing poverty rates, deepening vulnerabilities of children heading into kindergarten and an inability to access affordable childcare are ...
Representative for Children and Youth disappointed by lack of significant new funding for children and youth in B.C. Budget
B.C.’s provincial budget is not going far enough in addressing the urgent needs of children and youth in the province, ...
Missed Opportunities: A review of the use of youth justice resources
A new report examining the youth justice system released by the Representative today reveals a gross under-utilization of scarce resources ...
Canadian Council for Children and Youth Statement on National Child Day
The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) is a nationalorganization, which RCY is a member, made up of ...
Still Left Out: Children and youth with disabilities in B.C.
The Representative for Children and Youth has released a follow-up report to Left Out, calling on the provincial government to ...