System of Services for Children and Youth with Special Needs
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.
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Overview of the child critical injury and death investigation and review process in B.C.
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 …
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2007 Progress Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the “Hughes Review”
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. …
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Service Plan 2007/08 to 2009/10
A plan reflecting the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth’s goals and objectives for 2007/08 to 2009/10.
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Representative’s Report #1- Reviews and investigations: June 1 – September 30, 2007
Editorial in the Vancouver Sun on standardized testing
The Representative comments on the benefits of standardized testing for tracking outcomes and planning interventions for vulnerable students.
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Representative Endorses Campaign Against Physical Punishment
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 …
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Article in The Verdict, “Who Speaks for Children?”
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.
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Health and Well-Being of Children in Care in B.C.: Educational Experience and Outcomes
A Joint Special Report prepared by the Representative for Children and Youth and the Provincial Health Officer.
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