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NEWS RELEASES, RECENT NEWS, REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS, UNCATEGORIZED  | NOVEMBER 20, 2024 array(4) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#16808 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(96) ["name"]=> string(13) "News Releases" ["slug"]=> string(13) "news-releases" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(96) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(30) ["count"]=> int(8) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [1]=> object(WP_Term)#16812 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(60) ["name"]=> string(11) "Recent News" ["slug"]=> string(4) "hfaq" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(60) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(41) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [2]=> object(WP_Term)#15196 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(84) ["name"]=> string(24) "Reports and Publications" ["slug"]=> string(24) "reports-and-publications" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(84) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(45) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [3]=> object(WP_Term)#16811 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(1) ["name"]=> string(13) "Uncategorized" ["slug"]=> string(13) "uncategorized" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(1) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(5) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } }

CCCYA Statement on National Child Day

The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) is proud to celebrate National Child Day on November 20th which represents the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) by …


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No Time to Wait: A review of MCFD’s child welfare workforce – Part One

This report is Part One of a two-part report on the workforce capacity of the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s (MCFD’s) child welfare services directly delivered by social workers. A more detailed and comprehensive report is expected in the

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RECENT NEWS, REPORTS, REPORTS, REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS  | JULY 16, 2024 array(4) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#16808 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(60) ["name"]=> string(11) "Recent News" ["slug"]=> string(4) "hfaq" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(60) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(41) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [1]=> object(WP_Term)#15196 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(30) ["name"]=> string(7) "Reports" ["slug"]=> string(7) "reports" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(30) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(84) ["count"]=> int(76) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [2]=> object(WP_Term)#16811 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(95) ["name"]=> string(7) "Reports" ["slug"]=> string(15) "general-reports" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(95) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(30) ["count"]=> int(30) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [3]=> object(WP_Term)#16827 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(84) ["name"]=> string(24) "Reports and Publications" ["slug"]=> string(24) "reports-and-publications" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(84) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(45) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } }

Don’t Look Away – How one boy’s story has the power to shift a system of care for children and youth

The Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) is calling for a collective commitment to “stop tinkering at the edges of an outdated system that does not work for too many children and families” and embark instead on both specific and …


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Reflecting Back, Propelling Forward: A Report on the Child & Youth Family Justice Conference

Access to Justice BC co-hosted the Child & Youth Family Justice Conference on September 23, 2023, along with the Representative for Children & Youth, Youth Voices (Family Justice Innovation Lab) and the Society for Children and Youth BC. More than …


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NEWS RELEASES, NEWS RELEASES, RECENT NEWS, STATEMENTS AND NEWS RELEASES  | MAY 24, 2024 array(4) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#16808 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(96) ["name"]=> string(13) "News Releases" ["slug"]=> string(13) "news-releases" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(96) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(30) ["count"]=> int(8) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [1]=> object(WP_Term)#16811 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(98) ["name"]=> string(13) "News releases" ["slug"]=> string(18) "news-releases-hfaq" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(98) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(60) ["count"]=> int(7) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [2]=> object(WP_Term)#16827 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(60) ["name"]=> string(11) "Recent News" ["slug"]=> string(4) "hfaq" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(60) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(41) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [3]=> object(WP_Term)#16828 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(31) ["name"]=> string(28) "Statements and News Releases" ["slug"]=> string(28) "statements-and-news-releases" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(31) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(84) ["count"]=> int(176) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } }

Representative for Children and Youth says much more needs to be done to ensure young people in care do not continue to go missing

In acknowledgement of International Missing Children’s Day, May 25th, B.C.’s Representative for Children and youth is calling on “the diverse systems of care” to do more to prevent and better support young people who are lost, fleeing and missing from …


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NEWS RELEASES, NEWS RELEASES, RECENT NEWS, STATEMENTS AND NEWS RELEASES  | FEBRUARY 29, 2024 array(4) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#16808 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(98) ["name"]=> string(13) "News releases" ["slug"]=> string(18) "news-releases-hfaq" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(98) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(60) ["count"]=> int(7) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [1]=> object(WP_Term)#16852 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(96) ["name"]=> string(13) "News Releases" ["slug"]=> string(13) "news-releases" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(96) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(30) ["count"]=> int(8) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [2]=> object(WP_Term)#16824 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(60) ["name"]=> string(11) "Recent News" ["slug"]=> string(4) "hfaq" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(60) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(41) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [3]=> object(WP_Term)#16846 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(31) ["name"]=> string(28) "Statements and News Releases" ["slug"]=> string(28) "statements-and-news-releases" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(31) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(84) ["count"]=> int(176) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } }

Recent data highlights worrisome trends for B.C. children and youth

VICTORIA – Increasing poverty rates, deepening vulnerabilities of children heading into kindergarten and an inability to access affordable childcare are preventing B.C. young people from thriving, says the province’s Representative for Children and Youth.

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NEWS RELEASES, NEWS RELEASES, RECENT NEWS, STATEMENTS AND NEWS RELEASES  | FEBRUARY 23, 2024 array(4) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#16808 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(98) ["name"]=> string(13) "News releases" ["slug"]=> string(18) "news-releases-hfaq" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(98) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(60) ["count"]=> int(7) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [1]=> object(WP_Term)#16827 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(96) ["name"]=> string(13) "News Releases" ["slug"]=> string(13) "news-releases" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(96) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(30) ["count"]=> int(8) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [2]=> object(WP_Term)#16828 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(60) ["name"]=> string(11) "Recent News" ["slug"]=> string(4) "hfaq" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(60) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(41) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [3]=> object(WP_Term)#16832 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(31) ["name"]=> string(28) "Statements and News Releases" ["slug"]=> string(28) "statements-and-news-releases" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(31) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(84) ["count"]=> int(176) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } }

Representative for Children and Youth disappointed by lack of significant new funding for children and youth in B.C. Budget

B.C.’s provincial budget is not going far enough in addressing the urgent needs of children and youth in the province, says B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth.

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Missed Opportunities: A review of the use of youth justice resources

A new report examining the youth justice system released by the Representative today reveals a gross under-utilization of scarce resources by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. While the number of youth committing crimes and being sentenced to custody …


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Still Left Out: Children and youth with disabilities in B.C.

The Representative for Children and Youth has released a follow-up report to Left Out, calling on the provincial government to immediately provide much-needed supports for the children and youth with disabilities and their families across British Columbia who are …


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Annual Report 2022/23 and Service Plan 2023/24 to 2025/26

The Representative has released the Annual Report 2022/23 and Service Plan 2023/24 to 2025/26. This report includes details on the activities of the Office in 2022/23 and planned projects and initiatives through to 2025/26.

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