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Thursday, May 19, 2016 9:34 AM
Young people who are in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development and have complex emotional, mental health, developmental and/or behavioural challenges can now get help through two new community resources in Vernon and Prince George.
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Thursday, May 12, 2016 8:45 AM
To help celebrate Child Care Month in May, the Province is providing $500,000 to the Early Childhood Educators of BC to continue a bursary fund for students enrolled in early childhood education programs.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 8:30 AM
Government is adding more than $1.2 million to enhance staffing and expand youth outreach, while working to create a new "no-questions-asked" safe housing option to better support vulnerable youth on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES).
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Sunday, May 8, 2016 9:00 AM
Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux released the following statement to celebrate Youth Justice Week in B.C., May 8-14, 2016:
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Friday, May 6, 2016 1:00 PM
Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux and Parliamentary Secretary for Child Mental Health and Anti-Bullying Jane Thornthwaite released the following statement to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Child and Youth Mental Health Day in British Columbia, which is May 7, 2016:
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 2:45 PM
A total of 644 young British Columbians, who were in government care, found the love and security of a forever home over the past two years, with 2015-16 marking the highest annual adoption count since the Adoptions Act came into effect in 1997.
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Friday, April 15, 2016 1:00 PM
ACT-Autism Community Training is improving access to information for B.C. families with children with autism spectrum disorder by translating the Parent’s Autism Handbook into Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Persian (Farsi), Punjabi and Spanish.
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 9:00 AM
Stephanie Cadieux, Minister of Children and Family Development, issued the following statement for World Autism Awareness Day, April 2:
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 10:11 AM
Child support payments will no longer impact eligibility for parents already receiving or applying for child care subsidies, starting April 1, 2016, putting money back in the pockets of the families that need it most.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 3:00 PM
Wearing multiple hats in a one-person office doesn’t mean more work. For Doreen Pardy, a child protection social worker with the Ministry of Children and Family Development, it means being able to help more families, working with more excellent and compassionate community members and experiencing more positive outcomes.
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