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Jennifer Charlesworth

Watchdog says gaps remain in B.C.’s child welfare system, two years after scathing report

B.C.'s child and youth watchdog said Thursday that progress on overhauling the province's child welfare system has been uneven two years after a landmark report called for sweeping reforms.

B.C. releases action plan to fix gaps in child and youth system

The B.C. government has unveiled a plan to prevent vulnerable children and youth from falling through the cracks by improving co-ordination across ministries and services.

B.C. to replace autism funding with broader child disability benefit

British Columbia’s government is creating a new benefit program that broadens support for families of children and youth with disabilities. The province said Tuesday it...

Conservatives question why B.C. isn’t delivering promised rent supports for former youth in care

The B.C. Conservatives are criticizing a government program intended to provide rent supplements for youth aging out of government care, after reports that no payments have been made under the program since February 2024.Â