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2018
Recommendation 2:
Work with the Ministry of Health to create a strict set of regulations and a monitoring system for all recovery centres in the province. This will include security, standards of care and safe discharge plans.
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Recommendation 3:
Work with the Ministry of Education to ensure that provincial public school education strategies include standardized, up-to-date drug safety messages from primary through secondary school, including mental health literacy and coping strategies and timely referrals to treatment and supports for individuals experiencing problems.
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Recommendation 8:
Work with stakeholders (e.g. BIA) on setting measurable goals towards the actions of the Vancouver Chinatown Economic Revitalization Plan after incorporating elements of intangible heritage and asset-based community development framework.
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Recommendation 5:
Work with public safety partners to acknowledge the harmful impacts of criminalization and punitive drug policies in driving the addiction and overdose crisis, and work with the federal government to decriminalize the possession and use of illicit drugs in Canada.
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Recommendation 7:
When Indigenous children are involved, parents, extended family, Elders, and trusted community members must be involved in guiding service providers, caregivers, and foster parents in the customary laws of the community and traditional Indigenous child rearing practices (including adoption).
Enhancing the Protective Environment for Children of Parents in Conflict with the Law or Incarcerated: A Framework for Action
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Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, University of the Fraser Valley – School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, University of the Fraser Valley – School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Recommendation 13:
Utilize BCCSU resources and other relevant tools to establish family support groups across the province.
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Recommendation 26:
Ultimately, a systems change approach would need to be applied to adequately address the root causes of these issues. As noted in the Resilient Vancouver Phase One Engagement report (2018), many of these issues are interrelated and solutions need to involve multiple city departments, all levels of government, and other stakeholders.
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Recommendation 24:
To address safety concerns expressed by interviewees, there are several larger structural solutions such as increasing the number of safe and affordable housing units, access to health-focused treatment, and equitable employment opportunities. One short-term measure could be to install lighting on streets and in alleyways to help people feel safe during evenings and at night.
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Recommendation 3:
There is unfortunately a risk in directing attention to the challenges faced by a child/children of parents in conflict with the law that it might contribute to their further stigmatization and isolation. It is very important to intervene “lightly”, with proper attention to protecting the privacy of these children, while helping them fight isolation (or worse, association with high-risk groups like a gang). Care must be taken to ensure that no intervention ever contributes directly or indirectly to the stigmatization of these children as “problem children”; they are simply children who need special protection and support. Agency practices should never be detrimental to the physical safety and emotional wellbeing of the children. This requires that a trauma-informed approach be used with children and adults. Situations or processes can raise past experiences of trauma that involved the victimization or potential victimization for both the children and adults.
Enhancing the Protective Environment for Children of Parents in Conflict with the Law or Incarcerated: A Framework for Action
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Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, University of the Fraser Valley – School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, University of the Fraser Valley – School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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2018
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Recommendation 7:
There is little support for grandparents raising their grandchildren. It is recommended that the Provincial Government provide more support for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
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