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Monday, November 16, 2015 11:00 AM
When 17-year-old Jade thinks about her 2004 adoption, she remembers her nearly six-year-old self being relatively unfazed.
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Monday, November 9, 2015 11:00 AM
Several years ago, when Melissa Jameson made the decision to have a child, she took the adoption route.
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Friday, October 30, 2015 9:13 AM
When 15-year-old Sydney Nachtigall is asked to reflect on a favourite memory, one specific moment quickly comes to mind for the bubbly high school cheerleader from Nanaimo.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 1:00 PM
Two new online resources are now available to families living on low incomes and to communities working with them to ensure their needs are met.
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Friday, September 11, 2015 2:30 PM
Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux and Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster met with officials from the regional Interagency Case Assessment Team (ICAT), which supports the Vernon community and surrounding area in dealing with highest-risk domestic violence cases.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015 12:20 PM
As part of its commitment under the Provincial Domestic Violence Plan, the B.C. government is investing $500,000 to increase access to transition house and safe-home services for Aboriginal women and children who are affected by domestic violence.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015 8:15 AM
A conservative estimate is that nine out of every 1,000 babies in Canada are born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). That means there are at least 41,679 affected British Columbians – roughly equivalent to the population of a small city.
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Friday, August 7, 2015 10:35 AM
Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux has released the following statement regarding the government’s decision to file notice to appeal the recent decision of Justice Walker in the J.P. matter:
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Thursday, August 6, 2015 1:45 PM
The Province is investing $1.5 million to increase services and supports throughout the province for Aboriginal people who are affected by domestic violence.
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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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