The placement of children and youth in care in hotels in British Columbia

January 2016 The Placement of Children and Youth in Care in Hotels in British Columbia 3 Terms of Reference This report aims to address the following questions relating to the practice of placing children and youth in care in hotels in B. C. • What is the historical and current usage of hotels and what are the characteristics of the children and youth being placed in them? [...] January 2016 The Placement of Children and Youth in Care in Hotels in British Columbia 7 Demographics of Children and Youth in Care Placed in Hotels Of the children and youth in care placed in hotels, 52 per cent were Aboriginal and 48 per cent were non-Aboriginal. [...] January 2016 The Placement of Children and Youth in Care in Hotels in British Columbia 11 Impacts on Children and Youth in Care Placed in Hotels Research on the impact of hotel placements on children and youth in care is sparse, likely because child welfare organizations do not consider hotels to be appropriate placements for the children and youth for whom they serve as guardians. [...] This directive (Appendix A) includes the identification of those responsible for authorizing such placements, the procedure for ensuring such a placement is correctly recorded on the ministry’s ICM system (Appendix B), the necessary qualifications of those tasked with caring for children or youth in these placements and the mandatory ongoing reporting about the status of the child or youth to the [...] Action Plan As a result of this review, MCFD has committed to the following actions: 1. The ministry has released a Practice Directive (Appendix A) to ministry staff and DAAs regarding the use of hotels, the approval process, tracking, monitoring and oversight of hotel stays, supports provided to the child in the hotel, the qualifications of the individuals caring for the child, and reporting to t