Our Reports
2010
January 19, 2010
Hearing the Voices of Children and Youth: A Child-Centered Approach to Complaint Resolution
In this report, Representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and Ombudsperson Kim Carter identify seven ways for the Ministry of Children and Family Development to make its complaint process more accessible and responsive to the vulnerable young people it serves.
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November 5, 2009
Service Plan 2010/11 - 2012/13
A plan reflecting the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth's goals and objectives from 2010/11 to 2012/13.
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September 29, 2009
The Representative for Children and Youth's 2008/09 Annual Report
The report highlights the activities and accomplishments of the Office on behalf of vulnerable children, and contains descriptions of specific advocacy cases and their outcomes/
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September 24, 2009
Honouring Christian Lee- No Private Matter: Protecting Children Living With Domestic Violence
In the weeks and days leading up to the murders of Christian Lee and his mother, a coordinated system linking criminal law, child welfare and family justice information could have made a difference in the tragic outcome, says B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth.
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Housing, Help and Hope: A Better Path for Struggling Families
Representative's Report #6 - Critical Injuries and Deaths: Reviews and Investigations
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Representative's Report #5 - Critical Injuries and Deaths: Reviews and Investigations
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Kids, Crime and Care: Youth Justice Experiences and Outcomes
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Other Joint Special Reports of the Representative for Children and Youth and the Provincial Health Officer include:
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November 26, 2008
All children deserve equal access to the same programs, supports, opportunities and hopeful futures, especially children and youth with special needs, and their families. This is an update on the RCY report released in February 2008, which looked at the support system for children and youth with special needs. These reports examine how the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Community Living BC deliver these services.
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November 26, 2008
Service Plan 2009/10 - 2011/12
A plan reflecting the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth's goals and objectives from 2009/10 to 2011/12.
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November 4, 2008
Representative's Report #4, Critical injuries and deaths: Reviews and investigations
An overview of the reviews and investigations conducted by the Representative's office into critical injuries and deaths of BC children and youth who were in care or receiving reviewable services from June 1 - September 30, 2008 (78 Kb).
September 22, 2008
Issue Report: Medical Assessments in B.C.'s Youth Justice System
This report outlines the findings and recommendations of the Representative for Children and Youth following a review of court ordered physical assessments of youth under the federal Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Supplemental documents:
- Report Appendices
- MCFD Report: Investigation of Allegations
- MCFD Report: Management Investigation
- MCFD Report: Review of Youth Criminal Justice Act Assessment
September 12, 2008
B.C.'s Representative for Children and Youth, Annual Report: April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008
The first-ever annual report from B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth. This report provides a summary of the office's first year of work on behalf of the vulnerable children and youth of B.C.
July 9, 2008
Representative's Report #3, Critical Injuries and Deaths: Reviews and Investigations
An overview of the reviews and investigations conducted by the Representative's office into critical injuries and deaths of BC children and youth who were in care or receiving reviewable services from February 1 - May 31, 2008 (78 Kb).
April 16, 2008
In April 2007, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth asked the Representative to investigate the deaths of four Northern B.C. children who died between 1999 and 2005. The detailed analysis that follows in this report focuses on identifying those enduring lessons that can be used to inform improvements to the child serving system and child protection (2.3 Mb).
For faster download, this report can also be viewed in three sections:
From Loss to Learning: Executive Summary and Introduction
From Loss to Learning: Children's Stories
From Loss to Learning: Findings and Recommendations
This Brief focuses on the accountabilities of the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Community Living BC with respect to the delivery of services to children and youth with special needs (1 Mb).
A summary of the roles and responsibilities of the Coroners Service, the Ministry of Children and Family Development, the Ombudsman, the Provincial Health Officer, the Public Guardian and Trustee and the Representative for Children and Youth in the review of critical injuries and deaths of children in British Columbia. This report describes how these public agencies collaborate to strengthen the system of supports for vulnerable children and youth (103 kb).
An overview of the reviews and investigations conducted by the Representative's office into critical injuries and deaths of BC children and youth who were in care or receiving reviewable services from June 1 - September 30, 2007 (92 Kb).
A Joint Special Report prepared by the Representative for Children and Youth and the Provincial Health Officer (2MB).
Other Joint Special Reports of the Representative for Children and Youth and the Provincial Health Officer include:
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Kids, Crime and Care: Youth Justice Experiences and Outcomes (February 2009)
