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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 12:30 PM
British Columbia youth and young adults with substance use disorders will soon have more supports with the re-opening of an enhanced, specialized, residential treatment program at the Crossing at Keremeos facility.
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Sunday, May 1, 2016 9:00 AM
Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux released the following statement to celebrate the start of Child Care Month in B.C.:
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Friday, April 22, 2016 2:15 PM
Student safety – and B.C.’s award winning Seismic Mitigation Program – took a step forward with the announcement of $19.6 million in provincial funding to replace Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary.
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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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Friday, April 8, 2016 11:00 AM
Stephanie Cadieux, B.C.’s Minister of Children and Family Development, issued the following statement for Child Abuse Prevention Day (April 8, 2016) and Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Week (April 11-17, 2016):
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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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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 2:00 PM
Debi Van Voorst and her team of social workers know, through experience, that tough conversations lead to trust and produce results for families.
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