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Friday, July 24, 2015 9:00 AM
In partnership with the Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC), the Ministry of Children and Family Development has asked Bob Plecas, a highly respected former deputy minister, to lead an independent review into matters arising from Judge Walker’s recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling.
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Friday, July 3, 2015 8:30 AM
Summer is here and there are nearly 630,000 B.C. kids looking for ways to spend their vacation days - that's enough kids to fill BC Place more than 10 times over.
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Friday, June 12, 2015 8:30 AM
The Government of B.C. is taking the next step toward its goal, under the BC Early Years Strategy, to expand the network of BC Early Years Centres in communities throughout the province.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015 10:00 AM
Former children and youth in care will receive support for their future training and educational needs through the newly established Learning Fund for Young Adults (LFYA).
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Monday, June 1, 2015 8:45 AM
A new website, AgedOut.com, will help current and former youth in government care navigate the many challenges that can arise as they transition to adulthood.
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Sunday, May 31, 2015 8:30 AM
Perseverance, strength and resilience - these are the traits of B.C.'s children and youth in care.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 11:07 AM
Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux released the following statement in response to the Representative for Children and Youth's latest report:
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Friday, May 8, 2015 9:00 AM
The Province is providing $175,000 to ACT - Autism Community Training - to develop an online training program that will help qualified health professionals to better recognize the mental-health challenges that often accompany Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 12:15 PM
This Child and Youth Mental Health Day, Health Minister Terry Lake and Parliamentary Secretary for Child Mental Health and Anti-Bullying Jane Thornthwaite announced $850,000 in funding to the F.O.R.C.E (Families Organized for Recognition and Care Equality) Society to support child and youth mental health in British Columbia.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:15 AM
Domestic violence perpetrators, who previously only received intervention services following conviction, will soon have access to new, preventative community-based programs that can be attended before a crime is committed.
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