Friday, February 29, 2008

Special Needs Delivery System, Adult Services & "Internal Review" by CLBC

Meanwhile, under the microscope
The Public Eye Online.

Yesterday, child and youth representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond released a monitoring brief identifying a number of key concerns with the service delivery system for children with special needs. But, what wasn't mentioned in the coverage of that brief, is that Ms. Turpel-Lafond also suggested during her news conference the need for a wider review of services for the developmentally disabled in British Columbia. "I know there's been an internal review of CLBC adult services inside the government," she said. "But it may very well be it may very well be that there needs to be a full-blow external evaluation of this area. The challenge for me is I only have the children's piece."

Posted by Sean Holman at 07:48 AM

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Representative's Office:

February 26, 2008
Action required to improve supports for children/youth with special needs
Vulnerable children and youth with special needs and their families and caregivers need a more responsive and accountable system of supports, said BC's Representative for Children and Youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond.

Other documents shared at the Representative's February 26 news conference:
Monitoring brief - System of services for children and youth with special needs

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