A look at how the pandemic and its associated
challenges may affect the mental health of BC’s children.
Youth who engage in non-suicidal self-injuries (NSSI) need specialized and nuanced supports to address their complex needs and trauma. Despite the efforts of families, caregivers and professionals, too often these young people’s needs are not being met.
Invisible Children: A Descriptive Analysis of Injury and Death Reports for Métis Children and Youth in British Columbia, 2015 to 2017 uses a new collaborative approach to research and examines critical injuries and deaths of Métis children and youth.
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Samantha Cocker selected as Deputy Representative, Advocacy and First Nations, Métis and Inuit Relations
Practical and effective interventions to assist families and practitioners helping young people with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
In recognition of Prevention of Violence Against Women Week, the Representative and the Human Rights Commissioner have released a joint news release: Click here…
Youth homelessness Solutions From Those With Lived Expertise
A report on youth homelessness in B.C., informed by youth. RCY assisted the author, Katherine McParland, in creating the report.
Download Representative’s support report, Raising Young Peoples’ Voices
Investigative report on circumstances leading up to overdose death of teenager who came into contact with Alberta and B.C. child-serving systems.
Download Report- Caught in the Middle
B.C.’s Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth has released a report titled: Children and Youth with Neuro-Diverse Special Needs.
Download it here: https://www.leg.bc.ca/content/CommitteeDocuments/41st-parliament/4th-ses……
The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) published A National Paper on Youth Suicide that calls on governments at the national, provincial and territorial levels to take concrete action to prevent youth suicide in Canada.