This report provides an overview of the Office’s work on behalf of the vulnerable children and youth of B.C. over the past year and a plan reflecting on future goals and objectives.

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This report provides an overview of the Office’s work on behalf of the vulnerable children and youth of B.C. over the past year and a plan reflecting on future goals and objectives.
Statement from Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Representative for Children and Youth
On this Sept. 9, as we mark Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day, it is my sincere hope that British Columbians will take the time to stop and reflect. …
Children of the Street Society
Website
http://www.childrenofthestreet.com/#!youth/c1f2z
Just for Youth Sexual Exploitation Toolkit
Justice Institute of BC (with funding from the British Columbia Ministry of Justice and Public Safety adn Emergency Preparedness Canada)
http://host.jibc.ca/seytoolkit/jfy.htm…
Gang Prevention
Justice Education Society
Website
http://www.gangprevention.ca/
Gangs Fact Sheet
Justice Education Society
Online fact sheet
(Vietnamese, Punjabi, Spanish, simplified Chinese)
http://justiceeducation.ca/themes/framework/documents/yg-enfactsheet.pdf
Youth and Gangs: Exit Strategy
Justice Education Society
Online video
http://www.gangprevention.ca/youth
Youth Gang prevention toolkit
Ministry …
Arrest Handbook
BC Civil Liberties Association
Online and hardcopy publication
(Arabic, Spanish, Vietnamese)
http://bccla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2008-BCCLA-Pocketbook-Arrest-Guide-to-Your-Rights-English.pdf
Complaints about Police and other Authorities
Clicklaw (Courthouse Libraries BC)
Online wiki book
http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Complaints_about_Police_and_Other_Authorities
Police and the Law
Justice Education Society
Website
http://www.lawlessons.ca/lesson-plans/4.1.police-and-the-law-snapshot
Rights Talk: …
Can they search my school locker without my consent?
Clicklaw (Courthouse Libraries BC)
Online
http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1039…
Youth in Care
Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks
http://fbcyicn.ca/
Youth in Continuing Care
Public Guardian and Trustee
http://www.trustee.bc.ca/ OR http://www.trustee.bc.ca/services/child-and-youth-services/Pages/property-guardian-services.aspx
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Age based legal rights (going to school, getting married, working, committing a crime, driving a car, tattoos and piercings)
Justice Education Society
Website
http://www.legalrightsforyouth.ca/age-based-legal-rights
Children and Consent to Medical Care
Dial a Law (Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch)
Online …
Can you sue your parents for support?
Legal Services Society
Online and hard copy publication (fact sheet)
http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca/resources/fact_sheets/can_I_sue_parents_for_support.php
Champions for Change – self advocacy tool
Representative for Children and Youth BC
Online publication
https://rcybc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/reports_publications/rcy-championsforchange-final_july_20.pdf
Families Change: A teen guide …
Driving while Impaired
Justice Education Society
Website
http://www.legalrightsforyouth.ca/driving/driving-while-impaired
Possession of Marijuana
Dial a Law (Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch)
Online script, phone, audio clip
(Chinese, Mandarin, Punjabi)
http://www.cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Dial-A-Law/Scripts/Criminal-Law/201
What to Do if You are Charged with a Drinking and …