{"id":44747,"date":"2024-07-19T11:56:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=district_update&p=44747"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:56:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:56:40","slug":"dm-bulletin-july-19-2024-44747","status":"publish","type":"district_update","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/district_update\/dm-bulletin-july-19-2024-44747\/","title":{"rendered":"DM Bulletin – July 19, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Friday July 19, 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Christina Zacharuk<\/strong>
Deputy Minister of Education and Child Care<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hi, everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a short bulletin this week for those who are not taking a well deserved summer break, but I wanted to draw your attention to the article below highlighting a new government-wide approach announced this week that reimagines how services are delivered throughout the province. On Tuesday, the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) released Don’t Look Away \u2013 How one boy\u2019s story has the power to shift a system of care for children and youth<\/em>. The review, available on the RCY website, includes an investigative section and a systemic review with recommendations to strengthen our province\u2019s system of supports for vulnerable children, youth, and families. As an initial response, government announced a new direction for vulnerable children and families<\/a> which focuses on coordination across ministries to reduce gaps and improve child safety, by focusing on prevention, care, and overall well-being of families. This includes, among many things, exploring a reconfiguration of child and family services across ministries including for children and youth with support needs and child and youth mental health. While this announcement is the beginning of the work for government, there is much more work to do in the months ahead, across ministries, to enable better outcomes for children and families, and our ministry is committed to doing all that we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wishing you a great weekend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christina Zacharuk
Deputy Minister of Education and Child Care<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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