BC Youth

• Advocate urges B.C. to redistribute youth justice resources amid decrease in young offenders

  The report says the average daily number of youth in custody in B.C. has fallen from 386 in 1997/1998 to as low as 11 in 2021/2022.

  Crime

  Jan 25
  
• ‘The voices of kids’: Abbotsford teen applauded for podcast on flood impacts on youth

  Anna Konrad was 12 years old when rushing water from the Sumas River overran the dikes in Abbotsford forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

  Features

  May 18, 2023
  
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• Canadian Centre for Child Protection campaign aims to educate youth about sextortion crimes

  In Victoria, police said officers investigated 27 cases in 2022, with most involving boys — one as young as 13 years old.

  Education

  Jan 26, 2023
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• ‘It’s going to save lives’: B.C. expands youth access to substance-use programs, health workers

  "There are still young people and families in deep crisis and people that have lost their lives because of failures in our health-care system," Minister Sheila Malcolmson said.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2022
• BC Children’s Hospital diagnoses first person in the world with rare gene mutation

  The 23-year-old from Syria has an unknown mutation to a gene that controls the production of a protein key to determining how immune cells function.  

  Health

  Nov 10, 2022
• North Vancouver fire training hopes to interest youth in firefighting

  The First Nations Emergency Services Society offered B.C. youth a three-day crash course, hoping to draw new recruits to a career in firefighting. 

  Education

  Oct 21, 2022
• Youth mental health clinic on wheels coming to the Okanagan

  The goal is to bring low-barrier access to mental health services, health care, and navigation services for young people in the region.

  Canada

  May 27, 2021
• Here’s what B.C. youth have to say about the province’s coronavirus spike

  Recent modelling shows people younger than 39 have led the province's recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Here's what they have to say about the situation.

  Health

  Aug 15, 2020
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• B.C. announces $5M grant to get youth back to work during COVID-19 pandemic

  The temporary outdoor job program aims to get youth working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Jun 29, 2020