Ministry Of Children And Family Development

• B.C. mother says son was returned to her care but ministry not answering questions

  'I feel validated, but it doesn't take away from the utter disgust I feel towards what they've done to my son because that trauma is going to last him a lifetime,' the mother said.

  Politics

  Aug 25
  
• B.C. mother fighting to get son back after Voluntary Care Agreement

  “I miss him. My home does not feel like a home without him,” she says. We cannot identify her because her seven-year-old boy is in the ministry’s care.

  Politics

  Jun 17
  
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• ‘It should not be this hard’: B.C. adoptive family pleads for support for 8-year-old

  "I begged for respite. I begged for special needs support. I've begged for people to come into the home to help strategize too. I've begged for a break."

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2024
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• ‘No one’s told us’: Parents of B.C. baby who died in care seek answers in agonizing case

  "This child, as far as I understand, did not have medical concerns that would have been the product of drug use during pregnancy," lawyer Roslyn Chambers said.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2024
• Youth confinement ’cause for embarrassment,’ B.C. ombudsperson says

  B.C.'s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed by its neglect toward reducing the practice of isolating youth in custody.

  Politics

  Apr 23, 2024
• ‘A lovely kid’: Investigation launched after 6-year-old dies in B.C. foster care

  The family of Oliver Ratchford said he was found face-down in a pond on Feb. 26. They said he was playing unsupervised and fell in.

  Crime

  Feb 29, 2024
• Help for B.C. kids with special needs put off as government delays: Advocate

  The report says services and supports for families of children with disabilities are under-resourced, difficult to navigate, and "filled with closed doors."

  Politics

  Nov 9, 2023
• Children’s ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed: B.C. ombudsperson

  The Ministry of Children and Family Development rejects three of the report's five recommendations, which is troubling to the ombudsperson.

  Politics

  Sep 6, 2023
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• ‘He was a fighter’: Father of boy who died in horrific foster home abuse demands accountability

  A B.C. father whose son died in a horrific case of foster care abuse is calling for greater accountability in the child welfare system as he remembers his son.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2023
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• B.C. minister defies calls to resign after horrific First Nations foster child abuse

  Despite public pressure, the minister responsible for child welfare doesn't appear to have any plans to step down in the aftermath of a high-profile case of foster child abuse.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2023