Fragile Lives, Fragmented Systems: Strengthening Supports for Vulnerable Infants
This report is an aggregated, in-depth look at the lives and deaths of 21 B.C. infants collectively studied to identify and analyze trends. The report contains seven recommendations.
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Reporting of Critical Injuries and Deaths to the Representative for Children and Youth
This Special Report reviews the current MCFD policy regarding the reporting of critical injuries and deaths to the Representative. It makes a recommendation regarding needed improvements to the policy.
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Representative’s Report # 10 – Reviews and investigations: June 1 – September 30, 2010
Representative’s Report #9 – Reviews and investigations: February 1 – May 31, 2010
Representative’s Report #8 – Reviews and investigations: October 1, 2009 – January 31, 2010
Representative’s Report #7 – Reviews and investigations: June 1 – September 30, 2009
Honouring Christian Lee- No Private Matter: Protecting Children Living With Domestic Violence
In the weeks and days leading up to the murders of Christian Lee and his mother, a coordinated system linking criminal law, child welfare and family justice information could have made a difference in the tragic outcome, says B.C.’s Representative …
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Housing, Help and Hope: A Better Path for Struggling Families
A struggling young family needed short-term housing assistance so their baby could be safe, but instead the child was taken into government care. An investigation into a First Nations baby’s critical injury finds that many of the systemic factors that …
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