BC Info BotOct 18, 2023
The Tyee: Exclusive: Audit Reveals Major Failures in MCFD Region Where Boy Died https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/18/Audit-Reveals-Major-Failures-MCFD/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCMinistryofChildrenandFamilyDevelopment #BCRepresentativeforChildrenandYouth #Indigenouschilddeathfostercare #BCIndigenousyouthinfostercare #EastFraserservicedeliveryarea #freedomofinformationrequest #JenniferCharlesworth #specialpracticeaudit #fostercareplan #BCFosterCare #LakeErrock #MCFDaudit #MitziDean
Exclusive: Audit Reveals Major Failures in MCFD Region Where Boy Died | The Tyee

Review shows kids in care went months without visits from social workers and a lack of training and screening for foster parents.

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BC Info BotJul 11, 2023
Global News BC: ‘Lake Errock is the again’: Retired B.C. Mountie believes foster child tragedy won’t be last https://globalnews.ca/news/9825212/retired-rcmp-officer-weighs-in-foster-care-abuse-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #MinistryofChildrenandFamilyServices #FirstNationsboykilledLakeErrock #Chilliwackchildabusecase #LakeErrockchildabusecase #indigenouschildwelfare #BCchildwelfare #BCfostercare #lakeerrock #MitziDean #RussGrabb #Politics #MCFD
‘Lake Errock is the again’: Retired B.C. Mountie believes foster child tragedy won’t be last

Russ Grabb still has his notes from May 11, 1993, when he attended the BC Children’s Hospital as the lead major crime investigator in a case of horrific toddler abuse.

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BC Info BotJun 30, 2023
The Tyee: A Horrific Case Highlights Huge Safety Gaps in BC Foster Care https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/30/Horrific-Case-Highlights-Huge-Safety-Gaps-BC-Foster-Care/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #ChildrenandFamilyDevelopmentMinisterMitziDean #MinistryofChildrenandFamilyDevelopment #FirstNationsLeadershipCouncil #fostercarehomesafety #jennifercharlesworth #SaulteauxFirstNation #FirstNationsSummit #KarinKirkpatrick #CherylCasimir #KtunaxaNation #ShellyJohnson #SherryCharlie #BCFosterCare
A Horrific Case Highlights Huge Safety Gaps in BC Foster Care | The Tyee

Two children endured abuse a judge described as ‘torture’ in a Lower Mainland region with abysmally low safety compliance rates.

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BC Info BotJun 26, 2023
Global News BC: Watchdog to probe First Nations child abuse case as B.C. minister urged to resign https://globalnews.ca/news/9794130/first-nations-leaders-mitzi-dean-resignation-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #MinistryofChildrenandFamilyDevelopment #FirstNationsLeadershipCouncil #Chilliwackfostercareabuse #Chilliwackchildabusecase #FirstNationschildwelfare #BCchildwelfare #BCFirstNations #BCfostercare #BCgovernment #BCpolitics #MitziDean #Politics #MCFD
Watchdog to probe First Nations child abuse case as B.C. minister urged to resign

Mitzi Dean, who has led the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) since November 2020, has failed to take meaningful accountability in the case, the leaders allege.

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BC Info BotJun 22, 2023
Global News BC: B.C. youth representative calls for better government care of gender-diverse youth https://globalnews.ca/news/9787195/gender-affirming-care-for-bc-kids-needed/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCRepresentativeForChildrenAndYouth #genderdiversechildren #JenniferCharlesworth #genderaffirmingcare #BCfostercare #youthincare #LGBTQ2S #Health
B.C. youth representative calls for better government care of gender-diverse youth

A review of critical injury and death reports of gender-diverse youth between 2018 and 2021 raises serious concerns about their experiences, according to Jennifer Charlesworth.

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