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. …
A plan reflecting the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth’s goals and objectives for 2007/08 to 2009/10.
The Representative comments on the benefits of standardized testing for tracking outcomes and planning interventions for vulnerable students.
B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth is officially endorsing the Joint Statement on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth.
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond joins over 250 organizations and experts already supporting a campaign against physical punishment.
The Joint Statement is a …
Shortly after becoming B.C.’s first Representative for Children and Youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond penned this article regarding children’s access to the justice system.
A Joint Special Report prepared by the Representative for Children and Youth and the Provincial Health Officer.
The Representative reinforces the Senate committee’s message that children’s rights have not be made a priority in Canada.
In November 2005, the Honourable Ted Hughes was appointed to conduct an independent review of British Columbia’s child protection system. More than 70 individuals with special expertise and over 300 child welfare groups contribute to the review. Five months later, …