British Columbia - Province Advances Systemic Changes to Integrate Social Services, Prevent Crises

British Columbia - Province advances systemic changes to integrate social services, prevent crises

On the one-year anniversary of the release of the representative for children and youth's (RCY) Don't Look Away report, the Province is providing an update on its co-ordinated cross-government. . .

B.C’s youth watchdog says more work needs to be done, one year after report on systemic failures : My Comox Valley Now

One year after a report by British Columbia’s Child and Youth Representative on the horrific death of an Indigenous boy in care, the province is still working on an action plan for systemic changes to children and youth social services. Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth released her report “Don’t Look Away” last July, outlining the failures of B.C.’s system that led to the torture and death of a 11-year-old boy in the care of extended family members. Th…

B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth renews call for tangible, on-the-ground changes to ensure child well-being | Office of the Representative for Children and Youth

Victoria – One year after the high-profile report focusing on the preventable death of an 11-year-old boy in the Fraser Valley, B.C.’s independent oversight office for children and youth says more must be done to ensure young people are safe … The post B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth renews call for tangible, on-the-ground changes to ensure child well-being appeared first on Office of the Representative for Children and Youth

Province advances systemic changes to integrate social services, prevent crises

On the one-year anniversary of the release of the representative for children and youth’s (RCY) Don’t Look Away report, the Province is providing an update on its co-ordinated cross-government work across several ministries to better integrate social services and move to a more prevention-based model of support for children and youth.