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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 25:
Increase investment and support for community health centres throughout B.C.
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Recommendation 160:
Increase Indigenous women’s Access to justice by extending funding to guarantee all Indigenous women have access to full legal aid for criminal and civil legal matters including family, criminal, mental health, and poverty legal aid.
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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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Recommendation 62:
Increase funding to the Human Rights Tribunal to stop extensive delays and restore service levels.
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Recommendation 61:
Increase funding for family law legal aid, raise the income cut-off for eligibility, and significantly increase the number of hours available per case.
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Recommendation 26:
Increase culturally appropriate community based and accessible services for Indigenous people including decolonizing employment, education and life skills training and supports, mental health and substance use, and child and family supports.
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- Accessibility ,
- Accessible services and technology ,
- Culture and language ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Education and employment ,
- Health ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Mental health and detention ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public services ,
- Racism ,
- Substance use
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Recommendation 11:
Increase court oversight of MCFD’s efforts to identify less disruptive measures by adding the following provisions to the CFCSA:
- The court shall not make an order removing the child from the care of a parent or guardian unless the court is satisfied that less disruptive measures, including services to promote the integrity of the family, have been attempted, refused by the parent or would be inadequate to protect the child;
- Where the court determines that it is necessary to remove the child from the care of a parent or guardian, the court shall, before making an order, consider whether it is possible to place the child with a person or group in accordance with the order of preference of placements.
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Recommendation 10:
Increase capacity for rapid access to evidence-based treatment in the province. Individuals who seek treatment need immediate access to evidence-based care.
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Recommendation 41:
Increase base funding to colleges and universities by at least $200 million starting in the 2020/21 year.
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