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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McCann, Naomi

Presentation to committee 27:1300-1310
As subject
experience as parent of special needs children 27:1300-1310 (Simons) 27:1305 (Throness) 27:1305-1310
BCEdAccess Society, organization and services 27:1310
Education, special education and special needs, service levels and children removed from system by parents 27:1300-1310
Special needs children and youth, supports for families, peer support 27:1310
McCrea, Jennifer

Autism spectrum disorder
diagnosis and assessment 18:0925
diagnosis and incidence 18:0930-0940
services, eligibility for services 18:0925
services, transition to school system supports 18:0945
B.C. Autism Assessment Network, autism assessment services 18:0940
Education
Evergreen school completion certificates 18:0935
funding for special education and special needs 18:0920-0930, 18:0940-0945, 18:0955-1000
special education and special needs
assessments 18:0935-0945, 18:1000
completion certificates 18:0935
designations and student information 18:0930, 18:1000
resource programs for educators 18:0920
role of government and school districts 18:0915-0920
services 18:0915-1000
Education Ministry, briefing to committee on services for special needs children and youth 18:0915-1000
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 18:0920-0930, 18:0940-0945
services, transition to school system supports 18:0945
McElroy, Michelle

Presentation to committee 22:1655-1710
As subject
experience as school counsellor 22:1655-1710
Education, special education and special needs 22:1655-1700
assessments and followup 22:1710
Special needs children and youth
neurodiverse disorders and role of trauma 22:1655
services
access by marginalized and vulnerable families 22:1655-1710
Indigenous children and youth 22:1700-1705
services and eligibility 22:1655-1710
supports for families 22:1655-1700
McGarry, Shelley

Presentation to committee 23:1120-1140
As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 23:1125-1140 (Simons) 23:1135 (Throness) 23:1135
presentation exercise 23:1120
Special needs children and youth
caregivers and issues 23:1130-1140
neurodiverse disorders, concurrent medical issues 23:1125
respite benefits 23:1140
services, administration and documentation 23:1130
services and eligibility 23:1125-1140
transition to adult services 23:1125-1140
McGee, Dean

Presentation to committee on behalf of Surrey District Parent Advisory Council 27:0900-0915
As subject
experience as parent of special needs children 27:0900-0915 (Wat) 27:0915
Education
parent advisory councils, involvement of parents with special needs children 27:0910
special education and special needs 27:0910-0915
inclusive education 27:0915
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, diagnosis and assessment 27:0910
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 27:0915
neurodiverse disorders 27:0905-0910
McKay, Joel

Presentation to committee 22:1610-1625
As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 22:1610-1625 (Throness) 22:1625
Autism spectrum disorder
diagnosis and assessment 22:1610
services, funding model 22:1620
services, transition to school system supports 22:1615
Children and youth
child development centres 22:1625
early childhood educators, supply and training 22:1615-1620
Education, special education and special needs, services and distance-learning 22:1615-1620
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment, access and wait-lists 22:1610
services
access in northern and rural communities 22:1620
services and eligibility 22:1615-1625
wait-lists and waiting times 22:1625
Speech-language pathologists, services 22:1625
McLay, Shannon

Presentation to committee 27:0920-0930
As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 27:0920-0930 (Leonard) 27:0930 (Simons) 27:0925-0930
Education, special education and special needs 27:0920-0930
services and designation 27:0930
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 27:0920
neurodiverse disorders, ADHD 27:0920-0930
services, early intervention 27:0930
MacLean, Claire

Presentation to committee on behalf of SHARE Family and Community Services Society 27:1140-1155
As subject
experience as service provider for special needs children and youth 27:1140
Children and youth, early childhood development
child development centres 27:1155
early intervention 27:1145, 27:1155
SHARE Family and Community Services Society, work of organization 27:1140, 27:1155
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment process and system 27:1140-1155
services
access by marginalized and vulnerable families 27:1150
services and eligibility 27:1155
system 27:1145-1155
Macrae, Seonag

As subject
work with CLBC commended (Simons) 18:1040
Autism spectrum disorder, diagnosis, assessment and eligibility for services 18:1010, 18:1025-1030
Community Living B.C.
briefing to committee on services for special needs children and youth 18:1005-1040
budget and funding model 18:1030
eligibility criteria for services
children in government care 18:1035
eligibility criteria 18:1005-1040
guide assessment tool 18:1040
wait-times for assessments 18:1035
employment supports and funding 18:1035-1040
facilitators, role 18:1040
mandate and role 18:1005
service delivery 18:1040
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) classification system 18:1015
Disabled persons
employment, supports 18:1035-1040
programs and services 18:1020
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
diagnosis and assessment 18:1010, 18:1020-1030
services, eligibility for services 18:1010, 18:1020-1030
Income assistance, disability benefits, eligibility 18:1020
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 18:1020-1025
services
services and eligibility 18:1005-1040
transition to adult services 18:1010-1030
transition to adult services and operating agreement 18:1020-1025
Mailloux, Brittney

Presentation to committee on behalf of Kitimat Community Development Centre 20:1345-1410
As subject
education and work in social services 20:1405
Education funding for special education and special needs 20:1350-1355
Haisla Nation, services for special needs children and youth 20:1400
Kitimat Community Development Centre
clients with autism and FASD 20:1405
services, caseload and funding 20:1345, 20:1355-1400
Social workers
children-and-youth-with-special-needs social workers 20:1405-1410
community social services workers, supply and training 20:1405-1410
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 20:1355
access and wait-lists 20:1345-1350
dual diagnoses 20:1350
services 20:1345-1410
services, transition to school system supports 20:1350, 20:1400-1405
Speech-language pathologists, services 20:1355
Malenfant, Monique

Presentation to committee 20:1500-1525
As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 20:1500-1525 (Leonard) 20:1515 (Simons) 20:1505-1515 (Throness) 20:1510 (Wat) 20:1520-1525
Education, special education and special needs, service levels 20:1520
Health care system, services for special needs persons in hospital 20:1505-1510
Special needs children and youth
caregivers and issues 20:1500-1525
respite benefits 20:1505-1515
services, day programs 20:1510
services, transition to adult services 20:1500-1505, 20:1520
supports for families 20:1505-1520
workers and qualifications 20:1515
Markwart, Alan

Adoption
adoption agencies and agency placement model 33:1025
adoption of children in government care 33:1045
international adoptions 33:1025
Child protection system
children in government care
assault while in care and response 33:1145
number 33:1045
residential services
safety and oversight 33:1145
First Nations and Indigenous persons
child protection system and children in government care
permanency options and adoption practices 33:1055
Mental health
mental health of children and youth
services and system 33:1145
Representative for Children and Youth
budget and funding request 33:0935-0940
budget and staffing 33:0950
caseload, complex cases 33:1005
investigation of child injuries and deaths 33:0940, 33:1005
recommendations and implementation 33:1135
reports
adoption and permanency options update 33:1025, 33:1045, 33:1055
annual report and service plan 33:0935-0950, 33:1005
case of youth in care and overdose death 33:1135, 33:1145
reports and reporting 33:0940
role and responsibilities, expansion to cover young adults 33:0940
staff, Indigenous staff 33:0950
Massey, Christine

Autism spectrum disorder
diagnosis and assessment, private assessments 17:0835
diagnosis and incidence 17:0845
Children and Family Development Ministry, briefing to committee on services for special needs children and youth 17:0805, 17:0830-0855
Education, special education and special needs, service gaps outside school calendar 17:0830
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
awareness and prevention 17:0855
diagnosis and assessment 17:0855
incidence 17:0855
Special needs children and youth
automatic screening programs 17:0850
service framework initiative 17:0830, 17:0845
services and eligibility 17:0805, 17:0830-0855
study on services and data collection 17:0830, 17:0840-0845
Mathiesen, Lynn

Presentation to committee on behalf of Quesnel and District Child Development Centre, Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre, and Child Development Centre of Prince George and District 22:1550-1610
Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre Society, caseload 22:1550
Child Development Centre of Prince George and District, caseload 22:1550
Children and youth, early childhood development, child development centres 22:1550-1610
Quesnel and District Child Development Centre, caseload 22:1550
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 22:1555
services 22:1550-1610
access in northern and rural communities 22:1550-1555
early intervention 22:1555
referrals and prioritization 22:1605
wait-lists and waiting times 22:1600
Speech-language pathologists, services 22:1555
Mental health

Mental health of children and youth
counselling services for autistic children and youth (Sonntag, T.) 26:1445-1450
counselling services for special needs children and youth (Gravells, H.) 23:1105
issues and services (Ambler, L.) 27:1555-1600 (Brown, D.) 27:1415 (Burns, K.) 27:1555-1615 (Callis, H.) 20:1425
mental health (Schroeder, J.) 25:1125-1130
mental health detentions, review See Investigations under Representative for Children and Youth
psychological services (Price, K.) 26:0925, 26:0935-0940
secure care for mental health and addiction issues (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1135-1140 (Simons) 33:1135-1140
services (Verschoor, K.) 27:1550
services and accountability (Pidgeon, W.) 27:1625-1635
services and stigma (Russell, M.) 27:1535
services and system (Charlesworth, J.) 33:1145 (Markwart, A.) 33:1145 (Simons) 33:1140
services for autistic youth (Zimmel, N.) 26:1435-1440
services for special needs children and youth (Rockall, D.) 25:0950
Millner, Tana

Presentation to committee on behalf of Child Development Centre Society of Fort St. John and District 21:0900-0925
Autism spectrum disorder, services and autism funding program 21:0905-0910
Child Development Centre Society of Fort St. John and District
budget and funding 21:0920
caseload, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder 21:0920-0925
services and caseload 21:0900-0915
staff, recruitment and retention 21:0905
Children and youth, early childhood development, early intervention 21:0910-0915
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, incidence and access to services 21:0920-0925
Health care funding, early intervention and infant development programs 21:0915
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 21:0925
service providers, request-for-proposal (RFP) process 21:0920
service providers, staff recruitment and retention 21:0905
services 21:0900-0920
collaboration 21:0915
early intervention 21:0900
funding model 21:0915
wait-lists and waiting times 21:0905, 21:0915
Mitchell, Blair

Representative for Children and Youth
caseload, complex cases 33:1000
reports, annual report and service plan 33:1000
Special needs children and youth, caregivers and capacity issues 17:0935-0940
Montani, Adrienne

Presentation to committee on behalf of First Call: Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 27:1055-1110
Child care system and role in early intervention 27:1105
Children and youth
early childhood development, early intervention 27:1055-1105
programs and services for children and families, public system 27:1055-1105
First Call: Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
organization and activities 27:1055
recommendations to committee 27:1105
Public health services for families 27:1100
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment, functional assessments 27:1100
supports for families and outreach 27:1110
Special needs children and youth, services
access by marginalized and vulnerable families 27:1110
access issues and inequity 27:1100-1105
early intervention 27:1055-1105
funding and funding model 27:1105
services and eligibility 27:1105-1110
system 27:1110
Morris, Mary

Presentation to committee 26:1315-1325
As subject
experience as parent of children with special needs 26:1315-1325
Justice system, family justice system, handling of cases involving special needs children 26:1315-1320
Special needs children and youth
custody issues 26:1315-1320
services 26:1315-1325
Motions and resolutions

Motion for Chair to present annual report to House at earliest opportunity, approved 22:1540
Motion to adopt annual report, approved 22:1540
Motion to approve and adopt report entitled Children and Youth with Neurodiverse Special Needs, as amended, and to authorize Chair and Deputy Chair to work with committee staff to finalize editorial changes, approved 32:1535
Motion to elect Chair, approved 16:0825
Motion to elect Deputy Chair, approved 16:0825
Motion to go in camera, approved 16:0825, 19:0845, 28:1000, 29:0935, 30:1005, 31:1005, 32:1500, 34:1035
Motion to present Children and Youth with Neurodiverse Special Needs report to the Legislative Assembly at the earliest available opportunity, approved 32:1535

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