Bernard Richard
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Partners for Youth hosts community meeting, discusses future of youth mental health in N.B.In Fredericton, Partners for Youth sat down with families and activists to speak about mental health services for youth.HealthMar 14, 2019
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B.C. government, children’s rep release report to ensure children in care can still breastfeedBritish Columbia's Representative for Children and Youth, along with the provincial government, have introduced a new plan to keep children with their mothers, while ensuring the children are kept safe.CanadaAug 30, 2018
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Jennifer Charlesworth expected to be B.C.’s next children’s watchdogAn all-party special committee struck to appoint a new Representative for Children and Youth has unanimously recommended Jennifer Charlesworth for the job.PoliticsJul 16, 2018
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B.C. children’s representative ‘concerned’ about staffing at care homesB.C.'s Ministry of Children and Family Development has closed a major group home for children in care because of concerns about staff behaviour.PoliticsJun 12, 2018
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Kids watchdog warns of ‘disturbing’ number of youth injuries and deaths"The numbers are astonishing and disturbing," said Bernard Richard.CanadaMay 9, 2018
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B.C. children’s watchdog Bernard Richard resigns to head home to New BrunswickSixteen months after taking the job as British Columbia's Representative of Children and Youth, Bernard Richard, has resigned.PoliticsApr 11, 2018
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Children’s watchdog warns adoptions lagging in B.C.Just 84 children were adopted during the first six months of this fiscal year, compared to 104 the year before.CanadaDec 13, 2017
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Government’s lack of support for children and youth in care ‘unacceptable’: education reportChildren and youth in government care need better supports in school according to a new education report from the Representative for Children and Youth.EducationOct 26, 2017
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B.C. youth advocate blames funding for gap in care for aboriginal kidsBritish Columbia's representative for children and youth says indigenous kids are being removed from their homes and placed in care because agencies supporting their families are underfunded.Mar 30, 2017
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B.C.’s new children’s watchdog releases report into life and death of Alex GervaisActing Representative for Children and Youth Bernard Richard has released a report on an investigation into the life and suicide of an Abbotsford teenager in government care.NewsFeb 6, 2017
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