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Statement in response to government’s review announcement

By Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C. Representative for Children and Youth

The provincial government announced today that it has hired an external contractor to review “matters arising from Judge Walker’s recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling.”  Because this sort of contracted review …


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Vancouver City Council Resolution Supports RCY report “Paiges’s Story”

Following today’s appearance by Representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Vancouver City Council today adopted the following Resolution:

A. THAT Vancouver City Council call on the British Columbia Government to:

    a. Extend the option of foster care to the age of …


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A Forum for Change

This report summarizes the discussions that took place with provincial and Aboriginal leadership at A Forum for Change: Reconciliation for Today’s First Nations, Metis & Aboriginal Children Through Custom Adoption and Lifelong Family and Tribal Connections, held in Nanaimo in …


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Growing Up in B.C. – 2015

This joint report between the Representative for Children and Youth and the Provincial Health Officer examines the question, “How are our children doing right now?”  The report finds that while there have been some improvements, vulnerable children and youth, especially …


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Youth in Care Week – Rep’s Statement

For five years now, British Columbia has dedicated one week to reflect on the strengths, challenges and needs of each of you – the more than 8,000 children and youth in the care of our provincial government.

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Paige’s Story: Abuse, Indifference and a Young Life Discarded

This report documents the downward spiral of a child who had great potential but never received the protection, nurturing and care she needed and deserved. Professional indifference to her life circumstances continually left her – and at times even actively …


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Representative’s Report #23 – Reviews and Investigations: Oct. 1, 2014 – Jan. 31, 2015

The Representative for Children and Youth reviews and investigates child deaths and critical injuries to identify and thoughtfully analyze issues, particularly in service delivery. The intent is to help prevent similar deaths or injuries, and to inform improvements to services. …


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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 end and the two previous fiscal years.

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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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