41st Parliament – 2019
Parliamentary Committee Proceedings
Children and Youth Committee

SUBJECT-SPEAKER INDEX
speeches by Members, committee staff and witnesses; topics raised
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

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California

Services for special needs children (Newby, J.) 27:1510-1515
Callis, Heather

Presentation to committee on behalf of Terrace Child Development Centre 20:1410-1440
Autism spectrum disorder, diagnosis and assessment 20:1430
Children and youth, early childhood development, child development centres 20:1410-1435
Education, special education and special needs, service levels 20:1420
Health care system, health professionals and workers, recruitment 20:1435
Mental health of children and youth, issues and services 20:1425
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 20:1430
diagnosis and assessment, access and wait-lists 20:1415
services
access in northern and rural communities 20:1415
access issues and travel costs 20:1425, 20:1435-1440
poverty issues 20:1435
services and eligibility 20:1410-1435
transition to adult services 20:1435
transition to school system supports 20:1420
Speech-language pathologists, services and supply 20:1430
Terrace Child Development Centre, facilities and services 20:1410-1435
Cameron, Dianne

Autism spectrum disorder
diagnosis and assessment 18:0900-0905
diagnosis and assessment, services 18:0855-0900
B.C. Autism Assessment Network, autism assessment services 18:0900
Provincial Health Services Authority, briefing to committee on services for special needs children and youth 18:0855-0905
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment, reassessment 18:0905
services and eligibility 18:0855-0905
Campbell, Dean

Alberta, child protection system, role in youth death case and review 33:1140
Child protection system
children in government care, transition between provinces and interprovincial protocol 33:1140
Representative for Children and Youth
reports, case of youth in care and overdose death 33:1140
Canadian Paediatric Society

Recommendation on developmental monitoring (Charlesworth, J.) 17:0905, 17:0940
Cannabis

Medical use for neurodiverse disorders See Medications under Special needs children and youth
Caregivers

Care for children See Child care
Care for special needs children See Special needs children and youth
Caught in the Middle See Reports, case of youth in care and overdose death under Representative for Children and Youth
CDBC See Services, complex developmental behavioural conditions services under Special needs children and youth
Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland See also Bremault, Gerard; Edwards, Karen; Katz, Brian

Presentation to committee 27:0935-0950
Client diversity and access to services (Bremault, G.) 27:0945 (Singh) 27:0940-0945
Operations and services (Bremault, G.) 27:0935-0950
Service demand and capacity (Bremault, G.) 27:0940, 27:0950
Charlesworth, Jennifer

Adoption
adoption agencies 33:1025
adoption of children in government care 33:1010-1020, 33:1040
Indigenous adoptive families 33:1050
international adoptions 33:1025
Alberta
child protection system, role in youth death case and review 33:1110-1120, 33:1135
secure care for youth with mental health and addiction issues 33:1135
Autism spectrum disorder
diagnosis and assessment 17:0910
services
eligibility for services 17:0910
funding model 17:0910, 17:0925
Canadian Paediatric Society
recommendation on developmental monitoring 17:0905, 17:0940
Child protection system
case tracking 33:1130
children in government care
assault while in care and response 33:1140-1145
cultural heritage and planning 33:1115-1120
identity 33:1020
out-of-care options 33:1000
permanency options and care planning 33:1010-1020, 33:1040-1055
support for youth and transition out of care 33:0925
transition between provinces and interprovincial protocol 33:1110-1150
transition points 33:0910
preventive approach and early intervention 33:0910
residential services
safety and oversight 33:1145
services for complex needs 33:1120
trauma-informed system 33:1120, 33:1130, 33:1150
Children and youth
early childhood development
developmental monitoring 17:0905, 17:0940
early intervention 33:0910
youth voice and influence on public policies 33:0910
Children and Youth Committee
project on services for special needs children and youth
project and public consultation process 33:1155
reports
report on children and youth with neurodiverse special needs 33:1150-1155
Choices Adoption and Pregnancy Counselling
closing of agency 33:1025
Community Living B.C.
eligibility criteria for services
eligibility criteria 17:0915, 17:0925
Disabled persons
intellectually disabled children
services and At Home program 17:0905-0915
Education
special education and special needs
children missing school due to staffing issues 17:0920-0925
Families
extended families raising children, support 33:0910, 33:1000, 33:1050
supports for families 33:0910
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
diagnosis, assessment and eligibility for services 17:0915-0920, 17:0930
prevention and early intervention 33:0955
services
eligibility for services 17:0915-0920, 17:0930
First Nations and Indigenous persons
child protection system and children in government care
permanency options and adoption practices 33:1015-1020, 33:1035-1040, 33:1050-1055
permanency options and relationships 33:1030
placement with extended families 33:1050-1055
self-determination 33:0910
children
policy principle 33:1120
poverty issues 33:0955-1000
healthy communities and capacity-building 33:0955-1000
Health care funding
assessment funding for special needs children 17:0910
Hughes, Linda
work in child and family services and retirement 33:1020
Lee, Joanna
work with office of Representative for Children and Youth 33:1105
Mental health
mental health of children and youth
secure care for mental health and addiction issues 33:1135-1140
services and system 33:1145
Representative for Children and Youth
briefing to committee on services for special needs children and youth 17:0900-0940
advocacy activities and workload 33:0920, 33:1000
advocacy and outreach
activities 17:0935
budget and funding request 33:0925-0935
budget and operations 33:0905
budget and staffing 33:0945
caseload
child with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder 17:0915
children with complex special needs 17:0920-0925
complex cases 33:1000
community engagement and outreach 33:0905-0910
investigations
investigation of child injuries and deaths 33:0925-0930, 33:0955-1005, 33:1105-1115
review of mental health detentions 33:1140
systemic analysis 33:0915
recommendations and implementation 33:1115-1120, 33:1130-1135, 33:1150
relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry and other ministries 33:0915
reports
adoption and permanency options update 33:1010-1055
annual report and service plan 33:0905-1005
case of special needs child 17:0905-0910, 17:0925, 33:1155
case of youth in care and overdose death 33:1105-1150
reports and reporting 33:0950
role and responsibilities, expansion to cover young adults 33:0920-0925
staff 17:0900, 33:0900-0905, 33:1105
staff, retirement 33:1020
work of office 33:0910-0915
work of office, priorities 33:0945
work of office, projects 33:0930-0935
work with Indigenous communities 33:0915-0920, 33:0930, 33:0945-0950, 33:1030
Special needs children and youth
caregivers and capacity issues 17:0925-0935
case management 17:0930
diagnosis and assessment 17:0900-0920, 17:0940
medical benefits 17:0910
respite benefits 17:0910
services and accessibility 17:0915-0920
services and eligibility 17:0900-0940
services and poverty issues 17:0915
services and transition to adult services 17:0920-0925
services for complex needs 17:0920-0925
services, system 33:1155
Substance use and addiction
opioid use and overdoses by parents, impact on children 33:1005
Supreme Court of B.C.
ruling on access to government information by Representative for Children and Youth 33:0935
Child care

Availability (Collins, D.) 27:1540
System
inclusion of special needs children (Collins, D.) 27:1550 (Leonard) 25:1130 (Schroeder, J.) 25:1130
role in early intervention (Montani, A.) 27:1105 (Throness) 27:1105
Child Development Centre of Prince George and District See also Bassett, Kerri; Mathiesen, Lynn

Presentation to committee 22:1550-1610
Caseload (Mathiesen, L.) 22:1550
Child Development Centre Society of Fort St. John and District See also Millner, Tana

Presentation to committee 21:0900-0925
Budget and funding (Millner, T.) 21:0920 (Throness) 21:0920
Caseload, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (Glumac) 21:0920 (Millner, T.) 21:0920-0925
Services and caseload (Millner, T.) 21:0900-0915
Staff, recruitment and retention (Millner, T.) 21:0905
Child protection system

Case tracking (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1130 (Hyman, C.) 33:1130 (Throness) 33:1130
Case tracking and supervision (Hardy, A.) 33:1140
Children in government care See also Foster care
adoption See Adoption
assault while in care and response (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1140-1145 (Glumac) 33:1145 (Hardy, A.) 33:1140 (Markwart, A.) 33:1145 (Simons) 33:1140
cultural heritage and planning (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1115-1120
education outcomes See Students in government care under Education
identity (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1020
Indigenous children See First Nations and Indigenous persons
number (Markwart, A.) 33:1045 (Throness) 33:1000 (Wegner-Lohin, J.) 33:1040-1045
out-of-care options See also Extended families under Families
(Charlesworth, J.) 33:1000
permanency options See also Adoption
permanency options and care planning (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1010-1020, 33:1040-1055 (Hughes, L.) 33:1030 (Leonard) 33:1030 (Throness) 33:1055
special needs children and services See Special needs children and youth
support for youth and transition out of care (Charlesworth, J.) 33:0925
transition between provinces and interprovincial protocol (Campbell, D.) 33:1140 (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1110-1150 (Glumac) 33:1120-1125 (Hyman, C.) 33:1125-1140 (Ross) 33:1135 (Simons) 33:1140, 33:1150 (Throness) 33:1125-1130
transition points (Charlesworth, J.) 33:0910
Preventive approach and early intervention (Charlesworth, J.) 33:0910
Residential services
safety and oversight of contracted services (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1145 (Glumac) 33:1145
services for complex needs (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1120
Response to family issues re special needs children (Verschoor, K.) 27:1545
Review of system in 2005 (Simons) 34:1035
Trauma-informed system (Bell, L.) 27:1425 (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1120, 33:1130, 33:1150 (Haldar, M.) 27:1425-1430 (Leonard) 33:1130, 33:1150 (Simons) 33:1130
Children and Family Development Ministry

Briefing to committee on services for special needs children and youth (Massey, C.) 17:0805, 17:0830-0855 (Smith, D.) 17:0805-0855
Communications with other jurisdictions (Throness) 33:1130
Relationship with Children and Youth Committee See Children and Youth Committee
Relationship with Representative for Children and Youth See Representative for Children and Youth
Role re families with special needs children and mental health issues (Russell, M.) 27:1535 (Simons) 27:1535 (Throness) 27:1535
Service framework initiative for children and youth with special needs See Services under Special needs children and youth
Services for children with autism spectrum disorder See also Autism spectrum disorder
(Smith, D.) 17:0820
Services for special needs children and youth See Services under Special needs children and youth
Children and youth

Adverse childhood experiences, ACES framework and early intervention See Early childhood development below
Adverse childhood experiences, impacts and study (Bell, L.) 27:1425 (Haldar, M.) 27:1430 (Throness) 27:1430
Child care See Child care
Child development centres See Early childhood development below
Children in government care See Child protection system
Custody issues, special needs children See Special needs children and youth
Deaths and critical injuries, investigation See Investigation of child injuries and deaths under Representative for Children and Youth
Developmental monitoring See Early childhood development below
Early childhood development See also Special needs children and youth
child development centres (Bassett, K.) 22:1600-1610 (Bremault, G.) 27:0935-0950 (Callis, H.) 20:1410-1435 (Delorme, F.) 20:1410-1435 (Doran, S.) 22:1630 (Edwards, K.) 27:0945 (Fallowfield, B.) 22:1715-1720 (Glumac) 22:1715, 24:1640-1645, 24:1655, 24:1725-1730 (Gordon, J.) 23:1005-1010 (Graham, J.) 22:1650 (Harrison, G.) 24:1655 (Leonard) 22:1650 (McKay, J.) 22:1625 (MacLean, C.) 27:1155 (Mathiesen, L.) 22:1550-1610 (Robinson, J.) 24:1640-1645 (Schroeder, J.) 25:1115 (Singh) 23:1010 (Stilwell) 27:1005 (Throness) 22:1625, 23:1005, 27:1155
child development centres and funding (Newby, J.) 27:1515
developmental monitoring (Charlesworth, J.) 17:0905, 17:0940 (O'Donnell, M.) 18:0805-0810
early intervention (Bremault, G.) 27:0950 (Charlesworth, J.) 33:0910 (Collins, D.) 27:1550 (Haldar, M.) 27:1430 (Katz, B.) 27:0945 (MacLean, C.) 27:1145, 27:1155 (Millner, T.) 21:0910-0915 (Montani, A.) 27:1055-1105 (Patrick, L.) 25:1005-1015 (Preston, A.) 27:1005 (Rockall, D.) 25:0945-0950
early intervention and school readiness (Schroeder, J.) 25:1115-1120
early intervention and screening with ACES framework (Bell, L.) 27:1425
integration of services with child care (Schroeder, J.) 25:1130
programs (Gordon, J.) 23:0955-1005
screening programs (Stanton, J.) 26:1015
supported child development program (Androsoff, L.) 24:1710 (Zanet Costa, D.) 24:1720-1725
Early childhood educators
certification requirements (Warcup, M.) 20:1440-1445
supply and training (McKay, J.) 22:1615-1620
Health care services See Health care system
Mental health See Mental health
Programs and services for children and families
early intervention See Early childhood development above
public system (Montani, A.) 27:1055-1105
Special needs children, services, etc. See Special needs children and youth
Youth voice and influence on public policies (Charlesworth, J.) 33:0910
Children and Youth Committee

Committee processes (Simons) 34:1035
Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Arril, J.) 16:0825 (Leonard) 16:0825 (Simons) 16:0825 (Stilwell) 16:0825 (Throness) 16:0825
Establishment (Simons) 34:1035
In-camera proceedings, motions to move in camera See Motions and resolutions
Meeting schedule and workplan (Simons) 34:1035
Members and staff thanked (Simons) 28:1625, 29:1255
Membership (Simons) 16:0935
Motions See Motions and resolutions
Project on services for special needs children and youth
draft workplan (Simons) 16:0825
planning (Simons) 19:0845
project (Simons) 27:1350, 33:1155
project and deliberations for report (Simons) 28:1000, 29:0935, 29:1255, 30:1005
project and public consultation process (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1155
project and public hearings (Androsoff, L.) 24:1715 (Simons) 20:1340-1345, 24:1715, 27:1620, 27:1640
public hearings and presentations (Simons) 21:1025-1030 (Stilwell) 21:1040
report See Reports below
Questions to Children and Family Development Ministry (Glumac) 33:1120 (Simons) 33:1120
Relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry, ministry attendance at committee meetings (Arril, J.) 22:1540 (Glumac) 22:1535 (Simons) 22:1535
Reports
annual report (Arril, J.) 22:1535-1540 (Glumac) 22:1535-1540 (Leonard) 22:1535-1540 (Simons) 22:1535-1540 (Singh) 22:1540 (Stilwell) 22:1535
draft report (Simons) 30:1005, 31:1005, 31:1355
report on children and youth with neurodiverse special needs (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1150-1155 (Leonard) 32:1535 (Simons) 32:1500, 32:1535 (Stilwell) 32:1535
report on children and youth with neurodiverse special needs, recommendations (Glumac) 33:1155
Special project See Project above
Work of committee (Simons) 33:1105
Work of committee, annual report See Reports above
Choices Adoption and Pregnancy Counselling

Closing of agency (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1025 (Throness) 33:1025
Collins, Dan

Presentation to committee on behalf of Inclusion B.C. 27:1540-1555
Child care
availability 27:1540
inclusion of special needs children 27:1550
Children and youth, early childhood development, early intervention 27:1550
Community Living B.C., eligibility criteria for services, guide assessment tool 27:1550
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment, access and wait-lists 27:1540-1545
services
access issues 27:1555
eligibility 27:1540-1550
transition to adult services 27:1550
Community Living British Columbia

Briefing to committee on services for special needs children and youth (Macrae, S.) 18:1005-1040
Budget and funding model (Macrae, S.) 18:1030
Caseload, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (Dospital, L.) 19:0820 (Leonard) 19:0820
Eligibility criteria for services
age limits (Dospital, L.) 19:0815
children in government care (Macrae, S.) 18:1035 (Throness) 18:1035
eligibility criteria (Charlesworth, J.) 17:0915, 17:0925 (Dospital, L.) 19:0815 (Leonard) 19:0835 (Macrae, S.) 18:1005-1040 (Smith, D.) 17:0815-0830
guide assessment tool (Collins, D.) 27:1550 (Dospital, L.) 19:0810, 19:0825 (Hoffman, J.) 26:1405-1415 (Macrae, S.) 18:1040 (Simons) 18:1040, 19:0825 (Throness) 19:0825
wait-times for assessments (Macrae, S.) 18:1035 (Throness) 18:1035
Employment supports and funding (Macrae, S.) 18:1035-1040 (Simons) 18:1040
Facilitators, role (Dospital, L.) 19:0820 (Macrae, S.) 18:1040 (Simons) 19:0820
GSA tool See Eligibility criteria for services, guide assessment tool above
Mandate and role (Macrae, S.) 18:1005
Service delivery (Macrae, S.) 18:1040 (Simons) 18:1040 (Throness) 18:1040
Service delivery and funding model (Hoffman, J.) 26:1415
Services for First Nations children and youth (Dospital, L.) 19:0830
Comox Valley

Services for special needs children, early intervention and wait-lists (Schroeder, J.) 25:1115
Comox Valley Child Development Association See also Schroeder, Joanne

Presentation to committee 25:1110-1130
Funding (Schroeder, J.) 25:1115
Operations and services (Schroeder, J.) 25:1110-1115
Recommendationst to committee (Schroeder, J.) 25:1120-1125
Crawford, Nadia

Presentation to committee 26:1110-1125
As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 26:1110-1125 (Simons) 26:1125
Autism spectrum disorder, therapies 26:1115-1120
Special needs children and youth
medications, cannabis 26:1115
neurodiverse disorders, complex and multiple disorders 26:1110-1115
services 26:1115-1120
supports for families, advocates and family navigator program 26:1120
Cuell, Emma

Presentation to committee on behalf of ARC Programs 24:1625-1630
As subject
experience as child and youth worker 24:1625
Special needs children and youth
service providers, caseloads 24:1630
services and eligibility 24:1630
supports for families and family support networks 24:1625-1630
Currie, Hazel

Presentation to committee 26:1135-1145
As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 26:1135-1145 (Leonard) 26:1140 (Simons) 26:1145 (Throness) 26:1140
Autism spectrum disorder
diagnosis and assessment 26:1140
private assessments 26:1135-1140
services, eligibility for services 26:1140
Education, special education and special needs, assessments 26:1140
Special needs children and youth, neurodiverse disorders, stigma 26:1140-1145

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