Representative For Children And Youth
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University of Regina strips Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond of honorary degreeIn a Monday statement, the University of Regina said it had rescinded an honorary doctor of laws degree it bestowed on Turpel-Lafond in 2003.CanadaFeb 13, 2023
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Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond no longer employed at UBCTurpel-Lafond came under scrutiny last fall after a series of CBC reports raised questions about both her claims of Indigenous ancestry and her claims of academic accomplishments.CanadaJan 3, 2023
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‘Heartbreaking’ overdose death of Indigenous teen in B.C. care highlights need for change: report'Skye and her mother deserved much, much better,' Jennifer Charlesworth, B.C.'s representative for children and youth, said.NewsJun 10, 2021
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Involuntary mental health treatment for B.C. youth up 162% over 10 years: reportAccording to the report, the number of young people admitted for involuntary mental health support rose from 973 to 2,545 between 2008/09 and 2017/18.HealthJan 19, 2021
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Children’s rights watchdog questions B.C.’s plan to keep youth in hospitals after overdoseThe Representative for Children and Youth has written about a bill that would allow patients under 19 to be involuntarily admitted for up to 48 hours.HealthJun 24, 2020
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Report calls for B.C. plan to end youth homelessness, informed by youth themselves"The longer a young person is homeless, the more trauma and victimization they experience," said the report's author.Feb 21, 2020
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Supervised consumption site for youth among ideas in new report on youth addiction"Young people are not immune from the opioid crisis that we're hearing about every day," said B.C.'s children's watchdog.Nov 15, 2018
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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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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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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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