V5C 5T5 including: • children and youth in care • young people with a Youth Agreement FIND US ON • young people in custody • children and youth with special needs rcybc @rcybc • young people transitioning to adulthood rcybcyouth @rcybcyouth • young adults before their 24th birthdays who: Rep4Youth rcybcyouth • are eligible to receive services from Community Living BC, or • are on or are eligible f. [...] RCY has a advice and support to young people (and the • Connect with services or programs you need special focus on reducing the over-involvement adults who contact us on their behalf) who of the child welfare system in the lives of First need help with services or programs provided • Speak up in a way that might solve a problem Nations, Metis, Inuit and urban Indigenous or funded by government. [...] YOUTH IN CARE RESEARCH, MONITORING, The Representative is particularly concerned INVESTIGATION with the well-being of children and youth in government care (such as foster homes, group The Representative’s Office also monitors, homes, homes of relatives under a government researches and evaluates government-funded program, or youth custody). [...] She has taught child and Representative may youth care at the University of Victoria, and has conduct a review been the Executive Director of the Federation of or investigate. [...] Jennifer has a deep interest in children’s rights, child and youth mental health, youth transitioning into healthy adulthood, and ensuring that Indigenous children and youth are better served and are strongly connected to their cultures and families.
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