Victoria Set to Launch Child and Youth in Care Week
Prince George, B.C. – Child and Youth in Care Week starts tomorrow and the provincial government is encouraging everyone to take notice.
“During Child and Youth in Care Week in B.C., communities, organizations and the B.C. Government will host a range of events to bring people together and recognize the incredible accomplishments of the province’s children and youth in care,” reads a government news release.
Those events will include the launch of AgedOut.com at the Friendship Centre June 3rd and a baseball game June 5th at Spruce City Stadium (for a full listing of events throughout the North click here).
Launched five years ago, Child and Youth in Care Week celebrates the talents and accomplishments of young people in care and recognizes the obstacles they face to survive.
“It is an unfortunate reality that children and youth in care often face more challenges and obstacles than many of their friends,” says Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux. “These young people have overcome difficult and sometimes traumatic experiences in their lives and yet they continue to persevere.”
As of December 2014, B.C. had approximately 8,300 children in care, including approximately 4,400 Aboriginal children.
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and the line attributed to Stephanie Cadieux “These young people have overcome difficult and sometimes traumatic experiences in their lives and yet they continue to persevere” should end “No thanks to my government”
A report by representative for children and youth; Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond condemns the ministry’s handling of a troubled teenager. Paige 19, died of a drug overdose after a troubled life on downtown’s eastside. While her full name was not released, Mary Ellen said Paige spent her entire life in harm’s way because front-line workers didn’t protect her. “Paige’s story is one of the most troubling investigations my office has ever conducted,” said Turpel-Lafond.
“After her mother relocated them to the Downtown Eastside in 2009, Paige moved more than 50 times, shuttling between homeless shelters, safe houses, youth detox centres, couch-surfing scenarios, foster homes and a number of single room occupancy (SRO) hotels.”
“Paige also had several serious health problems, including Marfan syndrome, a condition that left her legally blind without her glasses, in need of medication she could not afford, and a requirement for continuing cardiac care.”
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Hey everyone, let’s put lipstick on this underfunded, and understaffed, pig of a provincial social services system and help us celebrate it successes. Families first right Crispy Clark?
“A 15-year-old girl with Down syndrome who spent nine days alone with her dead mother is in a much better place now, say her family and former neighbours. The trailer park manager who finally broke in and found her emaciated and filthy on a couch near the decomposing body of her mother said Monday that the girl is now in a group home.”
“Mr. Jewett said he recalls the mother regularly yelling at the girl and her brothers have said they reported concerns to social workers, but Mr. Jewett said he does not believe the tragedy is just the fault of the provincial Children’s Ministry. He said the funding the ministry receives and the increased caseload for social workers are also to blame.”
www. theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/disabled-child-left-with-dead-mother-for-days-victim-of-policy-watchdog/article584782/
“During Child and Youth in Care Week in B.C., communities, organizations and the B.C. Government will host a range of events to bring people together and recognize the incredible accomplishments of the province’s children and youth in care,” reads a government news release. Wow, such mindless and baseless government propaganda… anyone else buying this crap?
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