Final report : Report : youth mental health in British Columbia, 2016

Final Report Child and Youth Mental Health in British Columbia Concrete Actions for Systemic Change JANUARY 2016 January 26, 2015 To the Honourable Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia Honourable Members: I have the honour to present herewith the Third Report of the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth for the Fourth Session of the 40th Parliament. [...] Youth Mental Health in British Columbia, 2016 Terms of Reference On February 11, 2015, the Legislative Assembly agreed that the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth be appointed to foster greater awareness and understanding among legislators and the public of the BC child welfare system, and in particular to: 1. Receive and review the annual service plan from the Representative for Chil [...] In addition to the powers previously conferred upon Select Standing Committees of the House, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth be empowered: a. to appoint of their number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee; b. to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the [...] Former Justice Hughes stated that an all-party Committee would “encourage Government and the Opposition to work together to address the challenges facing the (children and youth) system.” The Committee’s Terms of Reference continue to set out its overarching purpose of fostering “greater awareness and understanding among legislators and the public of the BC child welfare system,” and responsibilit [...] Youth Mental Health in British Columbia, 2016 The Committee heard that across the province approximately one (Given) the complexity in terms of in eight children and youth may be affected by mental illness, meeting the needs of children and causing distress and impairing functioning at home, school, and in youth and their development that communities.