Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability affecting individuals and communities across B.C.
Life is challenging for those living with FASD and they often face a wide range of physical, mental, behavioural and learning challenges which are not …
The Representative for Children and Youth issued this statement today following the Honourable Mary McNeil’s announcement:
Minister McNeil has made a significant contribution during her tenure as Minister of Children and Family Development. She has brought effective leadership and stability …
I look forward to careful consideration and analysis of the important issues raised by this complaint.
Aboriginal children, including First Nations children on reserve, are severely over-represented in our child welfare systems across Canada. In some provinces, almost 80 per …
Every year at this time a special day reminds us of our responsibility to the world’s youth. Nearly 13 years ago, the United Nations declared August 12 as International Youth Day to recognize the challenges that youth around the world …
The Representative for Children and Youth presented this paper at the International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child in Moncton.
The Representative’s letter to all of B.C.’s members of Parliament and senators in support of Marc Garneau’s private member’s bill, An Act to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young Persons in Canada.
In 2008, the Government of British Columbia began the process of developing a new child welfare information system. Called Integrated Case Management (ICM), the system was to be user-friendly, provide for improved information flow and use of evidence for decision …
The Representative’s submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which highlights the inter-generational impact of residential schools on today’s children and discusses the importance of using concepts of children’s human rights as a useful framework for reconciliation and …
The Representative’s submission to the BC Justice Reform Initiative in response to the Green Paper: Modernizing British Columbia’s Justice System.