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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Representative’s Report # 6 – Reviews and investigations: February 1 – May 31, 2009
Representative’s Report #5 – Reviews and investigations: October 1, 2008 – January 31, 2009
Representative’s Report #4 – Reviews and investigations: June 1 – September 30, 2008
Representative’s Report # 3 – Reviews and investigations: February 1 – May 31, 2008
Amanda, Savannah, Rowen and Serena: From loss to Learning
In April 2007, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth asked the Representative to investigate the deaths of four Northern B.C. children who died between 1999 and 2005. The detailed analysis that follows in this report focuses on identifying …
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Representative’s Report #2 – Reviews and investigations: October 1, 2007 – January 31, 2008
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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