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Recommendation 7:
MCFD should amend the CFCSA to reflect the right of the child to not be separated from their family by reason only of their parent or guardian:
- lacking the same or similar economic and social advantages as others in BC society;
- engaging is substance use or coping with addiction when a parent is actively pursuing or participating in addiction services; or
- having a disability.
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- Ableism ,
- Accessibility ,
- Classism ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Disability and parenting ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Health ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Human rights system ,
- Income insecurity and benefits ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- International human rights ,
- Poverty ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public services ,
- Substance use
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Recommendation 14:
make specialized substance use consultants available to support families to develop timely safety planning including engaging and enabling the support of family members.
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Recommendation 8:
- Open an Indigenous Healing Centre in Victoria for the ASC
- Provide culturally supportive housing
- Operate residence MAP programming
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Recommendation 6:
Limit the role of the ERT/CEE teams to emergencies involving imminent threats of serious physical harm, such as hostage takings or riots. Ensure decisions to deploy the ERT consider the potential traumatic impact of the team on the prisoner and weigh the potential for psychological harm against the potential benefit of using this high level of force. Amend the Adult Custody Policy to reflect this.
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Recommendation 60:
Involve healthcare leadership in selecting and training officers for all treatment centres and mental health units.
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Recommendation 14:
Involve families in developing messaging for provincial public awareness and anti-stigma campaigns regarding addiction and overdose prevention/response, to be rolled out across the province immediately.
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Recommendation 2:
Increase opportunities for Indigenous pathways to healing and recovery, particularly through traditional, land-based, and spiritual teachings for those struggling with addictions and substance-use.
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Recommendation 4:
- Focus on traditional knowledge and skills transfer
- Ground programming in Indigenous language for deeper meaning
- Incorporate traditional foods, medicines, and cleansing
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Recommendation 17:
Increase investment in public health initiatives aimed to support maternal and parental health and healthy infant development, as well as non-barriered, free, community-based programs and services for all families with young children to ensure these supports are available throughout the province and designed to reach families experiencing poverty and other threats to their ability to thrive.
2022 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society
First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society
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2022
2022
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Recommendation 40:
Increase harm reduction services for youth, including appropriate supplies, naloxone kits and training to use safely. In particular, youth in Williams Lake requested harm reduction services.
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