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Letter to Speaker’s Office

The Representative for Children and Youth has sent a letter to the Speaker’s Office regarding the posting of the Special Report: Implementation of the Plecas Review, Part One: Decision Time.

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Approach with Caution: Why the Story of One Vulnerable B.C. Youth Can’t be Told

In a departure from usual practice, the Representative for Children and Youth has decided not to publicly release the detailed results of her investigation into critical injuries experienced by one youth receiving services from the Ministry of Children and Family …


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Implementation of the Plecas Review, Part One: Decision Time

This report is prepared in accordance with Section 20 of the Representative for Children and Youth Act which authorizes the Representative to make a special report to the Legislative Assembly. 

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Representative’s Report #26 – Reviews and Investigations: Oct. 1, 2015 – Jan. 30, 2016

The purpose of the Representative for Children and Youth’s (RCY) reviews and investigations of child deaths and critical injuries is to identify and thoughtfully analyze issues – particularly in service delivery. The intent is to help prevent similar deaths or …


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Representative for Children and Youth

On March 1, 2016, the Legislative Assembly appointed the Special Committee to Appoint a Representative for Children and Youth to select and unanimously recommend the appointment of a Representative, pursuant to section 2 of the Representative for Children and Youth Act, …


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Op-ed: Social Work Week

In celebration of Social Work Week, we want to share our thanks and appreciation for all that social workers do to improve the lives of vulnerable children, youth and families in British Columbia. 

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Representative’s Report #25 – Reviews and Investigations: June 1, 2015 – Sept. 30, 2015

The purpose of the Representative for Children and Youth’s (RCY) reviews and investigations of child deaths and critical injuries is to identify and thoughtfully analyze issues – particularly service delivery. The intent is to help prevent similar deaths or injuries …


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Representative welcomes today’s ruling by Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Today’s landmark ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, formally recognizing that federal provision of First Nations child and family services on-reserve across Canada is discriminatory, is a welcome and important step toward equality for Aboriginal children with their non-Aboriginal …


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Representative to Address Human Rights of Indigenous Children

Representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond will address the human rights of Indigenous children as part of the University of British Columbia’s Janusz Korczak Lecture Series How to Love a Child that continues this week.

The series honours the memory and teachings …


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The Placement of Children and Youth in Care in Hotels in British Columbia

This joint report is a collaborative initiative undertaken by the Representative for Children and Youth and the Ministry of Children and Family Development. The report was initiated after the tragic death of a British Columbia youth in care in September …


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