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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ACES See Adverse childhood experiences under Children and youth
ADHD See Neurodiverse disorders under Special needs children and youth
Adlam, Catherine

Presentation to committee 27:1445-1455
As subject
experience as grandparent of special needs children 27:1445-1455
Education, special education and special needs 27:1450-1455
Special needs children and youth
caregivers and issues 27:1445-1455
custody issues 27:1450-1455
diagnosis and assessment, access and wait-lists 27:1445
respite benefits 27:1455
therapies 27:1445
Sports and recreation, accessible playgrounds 27:1450-1455
Adoption

Adoption of children in government care, post-adoption support (Bell, L.) 27:1425
Ambler, Lizzy

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority 27:1555-1600
Mental health of children and youth, issues and services 27:1555-1600
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 27:1600
supports for families 27:1600
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, mental health services for children and youth 27:1555-1600
At Home program See Intellectually disabled children, services under Disabled persons
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) See Neurodiverse disorders under Special needs children and youth
Autism spectrum disorder

Diagnosis and assessment
diagnosis and assessment (Offley, L.) 27:1400-1405
Services
eligibility for services (Brown, D.) 27:1415
funding model (Newby, J.) 27:1515

Barkman, Jennifer

Presentation to committee 27:1110-1125
As subject
experience as parent of special needs children 27:1110-1125
Education, special education and special needs 27:1115
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, diagnosis and assessment 27:1115-1120
Special needs children and youth
caregivers and issues 27:1120-1125
diagnosis and assessment 27:1115-1120
neurodiverse disorders, prenatal drug exposure 27:1115-1125
services and eligibility 27:1115-1125
transition to school system supports 27:1115
BCEdAccess Society

Organization and services (McCann, N.) 27:1310
Bell, Lori

Presentation to committee 27:1425-1435
Adoption of children in government care, post-adoption support 27:1425
Child protection system, trauma-informed system 27:1425
Children and youth
adverse childhood experiences, impacts and study 27:1425
early childhood development, early intervention and screening with ACES framework 27:1425
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 27:1425
neurodiverse disorders and role of trauma 27:1425-1435
services for children in government care 27:1425-1435
supports for families, advocates and family navigator program 27:1425
Bremault, Gerard

Presentation to committee on behalf of Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland 27:0935-0950
Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland
client diversity and access to services 27:0945
operations and services 27:0935-0950
service demand and capacity 27:0940, 27:0950
Children and youth, early childhood development
child development centres 27:0935-0950
early intervention 27:0950
Lower Mainland, south Fraser communities, population growth and special needs children and youth 27:0935-0940
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment, functional assessments 27:0935
services
access by culturally diverse families 27:0945
early intervention 27:0950
funding equity 27:0940
system 27:0940-0945
transition to adult services 27:0950
supports for families, advocates and family navigator program 27:0940
British Columbia Parents of Complex Kids

Report (Salcedo, D.) 27:1335-1340
British Columbia Teachers Federation See also Hansman, Glen

Presentation to committee 27:1010-1025
Recommendations to committee (Hansman, G.) 27:1020
Brown, Darcie

Presentation to committee 27:1410-1420
As subject
experience as parent of special needs children 27:1410-1420
Autism spectrum disorder, eligibility for services 27:1415
Mental health of children and youth, issues and services 27:1415
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 27:1415
neurodiverse disorders, complex and multiple disorders 27:1410-1415
services, funding and funding model 27:1415
supports for families 27:1420
Burns, Kyle

Presentation to committee on behalf of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority 27:1555-1615
Mental health of children and youth, issues and services 27:1555-1615
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 27:1555-1610
diagnosis and assessment, contextual assessment 27:1610
neurodiverse disorders, ADHD 27:1600
neurodiverse disorders, complex and multiple disorders 27:1555-1600
services and eligibility 27:1605-1615
vulnerability to abuse 27:1555
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, mental health services for children and youth 27:1555-1615

California

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

Availability (Collins, D.) 27:1540
Inclusion of special needs children (Collins, D.) 27:1550
System and role in early intervention (Montani, A.) 27:1105 (Throness) 27:1105
Child protection system

Children in government care See also Foster care
adoption See Adoption
special needs children and services See Special needs children and youth
Response to family issues re special needs children (Verschoor, K.) 27:1545
Trauma-informed system (Bell, L.) 27:1425 (Haldar, M.) 27:1425-1430
Children and Family Development Ministry

Role re families with special needs children and mental health issues (Russell, M.) 27:1535 (Simons) 27:1535 (Throness) 27:1535
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
Custody issues, special needs children See Special needs children and youth
Early childhood development
child development centres (Bremault, G.) 27:0935-0950 (Edwards, K.) 27:0945 (MacLean, C.) 27:1155 (Stilwell) 27:1005 (Throness) 27:1155
child development centres and funding (Newby, J.) 27:1515
early intervention (Bremault, G.) 27:0950 (Collins, D.) 27:1550 (Haldar, M.) 27:1430 (Katz, B.) 27:0945 (MacLean, C.) 27:1145, 27:1155 (Montani, A.) 27:1055-1105 (Preston, A.) 27:1005
early intervention and screening with ACES framework (Bell, L.) 27:1425
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
Children and Youth Committee

Project on services for special needs children and youth
project (Simons) 27:1350
project and public hearings (Simons) 27:1620, 27:1640
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
services and eligibility 27:1540-1550
services, transition to adult services 27:1550
Community Living British Columbia

Eligibility criteria for services
guide assessment tool (Collins, D.) 27:1550
GSA tool See Eligibility criteria for services, guide assessment tool above

Disabled persons

Accessibility, playgrounds See Sports and recreation
Developmentally disabled persons
STADD program and navigators (Verschoor, K.) 27:1545-1550
Disabled children See also Special needs children and youth
intellectually disabled children See Intellectually disabled children below
physically disabled children See Physically disabled children below
Intellectually disabled children
services and At Home program (Salcedo, D.) 27:1335 (Verschoor, K.) 27:1545
Physically disabled children
funding for services and equipment (Salcedo, D.) 27:1335-1340 (Throness) 27:1340
DPACs See Parent advisory councils under Education

Education

Independent schools (Hansman, G.) 27:1015
Parent advisory councils, involvement of parents with special needs children (McGee, D.) 27:0910
Special education and special needs
assessments (Preston, A.) 27:0955-1005
designations and service levels (Harris, J.) 27:1620
designations and service needs (Stilwell) 27:1320 (Warnock, L.) 27:1320
funding See Education funding
inclusive education (Leonard) 27:0915 (McGee, D.) 27:0915 (Patterson, T.) 27:1510
inclusive education and alternatives (Throness) 27:1325 (Warnock, L.) 27:1320-1325 (Warnock, R.) 27:1325
inclusive education and exclusions (Hansman, G.) 27:1020-1025 (Simons) 27:1025
service levels and children removed from system by parents (McCann, N.) 27:1300-1310 (Simons) 27:1305 (Throness) 27:1305-1310
service levels and education assistants (Newby, J.) 27:1515-1525 (Throness) 27:1525
services and designation (McLay, S.) 27:0930 (Singh) 27:0930
special education and special needs (Adlam, C.) 27:1450-1455 (Barkman, J.) 27:1115 (Gounder, S.) 27:1345-1350 (Kampman, L.) 27:1040-1055 (Leonard) 27:1355 (McGee, D.) 27:0910-0915 (McLay, S.) 27:0920-0930 (Offley, L.) 27:1400-1410 (Patterson, T.) 27:1505-1510 (Russell, M.) 27:1530-1535 (Simons) 27:1020 (Warnock, L.) 27:1310-1320 (Warnock, R.) 27:1315-1320
system (Hansman, G.) 27:1010-1020
training for education assistants (Newby, J.) 27:1525 (Throness) 27:1525
Teachers See Teachers
Education funding

Special education and special needs (Hansman, G.) 27:1025 (Newby, J.) 27:1515 (Throness) 27:1025
Edwards, Karen

Presentation to committee on behalf of Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland 27:0945-0950
Children and youth, early childhood development, child development centres 27:0945
Special needs children and youth
services and eligibility 27:0945
services, transition to adult services 27:0950

Families

Programs and services See Children and youth; Special needs children and youth
FASD See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Awareness (Preston, A.) 27:0955 (Simons) 27:1050
Awareness and stigma (Kampman, L.) 27:1040-1055
Diagnosis and assessment (Barkman, J.) 27:1115-1120 (McGee, D.) 27:0910 (Preston, A.) 27:1000
Services and supports (Kampman, L.) 27:1040-1055
First Call: Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition See also Montani, Adrienne

Presentation to committee 27:1055-1110
Organization and activities (Montani, A.) 27:1055
Recommendations to committee (Montani, A.) 27:1105 (Throness) 27:1105
Foster care

Foster parents of special needs children See also Services, children in government care under Special needs children and youth
(Leonard) 27:1005 (Simons) 27:1005
Foster parents of special needs children, training (Preston, A.) 27:1005 (Throness) 27:1005
Fry, Serena

Death case (Pidgeon, W.) 27:1625-1630 (Throness) 27:1635

Gounder, Shobna

Presentation to committee 27:1345-1355
As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 27:1345-1355
Education, special education and special needs 27:1345-1350
Special needs children and youth
advocacy 27:1355
neurodiverse disorders, ADHD 27:1345-1355
services and eligibility 27:1345-1355
services, funding and funding model 27:1350-1355
GSA See Eligibility criteria for services, guide assessment tool under Community Living British Columbia
Guide to service allocation See Eligibility criteria for services, guide assessment tool under Community Living British Columbia

Haldar, Meghna

As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 27:1420
Presentation to committee 27:1420-1435
Child protection system, trauma-informed system 27:1425-1430
Children and youth
adverse childhood experiences, impacts and study 27:1430
early childhood development, early intervention 27:1430
Special needs children and youth
children in government care 27:1435
neurodiverse disorders and role of trauma 27:1420-1435
services for children in government care 27:1420-1435
Hansman, Glen

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Teachers Federation 27:1010-1025
B.C. Teachers Federation
recommendations to committee 27:1020
Education
independent schools 27:1015
special education and special needs
inclusive education and exclusions 27:1020-1025
system 27:1010-1020
Education funding
special education and special needs 27:1025
School districts
disparities between districts 27:1015, 27:1025
Teachers
supply and training, special education teachers 27:1010-1020
Harris, Jodie

Presentation to committee 27:1615-1625
As subject
experience as parent of special needs children 27:1615-1620
Education, special education and special needs, designations and service levels 27:1620
Special needs children and youth
neurodiverse disorders, ADHD and concurrent medical issues 27:1615-1620
services and eligibility 27:1615-1620
Health

Public health programs See Public health
Home for Every Child Adoption Society See also Preston, Amanda

Presentation to committee 27:0950-1010

Immigration

Immigrants and refugees, special needs children and youth See Services, access by culturally diverse families; Services, refugees under Special needs children and youth
Inclusion B.C. See also Collins, Dan; Verschoor, Karla

Presentation to committee 27:1540-1555
Organization (Verschoor, K.) 27:1540

Kampman, Leona

Presentation to committee 27:1040-1055
As subject
experience as parent of special needs children 27:1040-1055 (Leonard) 27:1055
son's writing on FASD and school experience 27:1055 (Simons) 27:1055
Education, special education and special needs 27:1040-1055
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, awareness and services 27:1040-1055
Special needs children and youth, services and eligibility 27:1050-1055
Katz, Brian

Presentation to committee on behalf of Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland 27:0945
Children and youth, early childhood development, early intervention 27:0945
Special needs children and youth, services, culturally diverse families and refugees 27:0945

Leonard, Ronna-Rae (Courtenay-Comox)

Education
special education and special needs 27:1355
inclusive education 27:0915
Foster care
foster parents of special needs children 27:1005
Kampman, Leona, experience as parent of special needs children 27:1055
McLay, Shannon, experience as parent of special needs child 27:0930
Special needs children and youth
advocacy 27:1355
diagnosis and assessment 27:1010
contextual assessment 27:1610
neurodiverse disorders, ADHD and FASD 27:1010
services
early intervention 27:0930
funding and funding model 27:1110
services and eligibility 27:1610
system 27:1110
supports for families 27:1010
peer support 27:1310
Lower Mainland

South Fraser communities, population growth and special needs children and youth (Bremault, G.) 27:0935-0940

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
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
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
The Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, Burnaby, B.C.

Care of youth and issues (Pidgeon, W.) 27:1625-1635 (Throness) 27:1635
Mental health

Mental health of children and youth
issues and services (Ambler, L.) 27:1555-1600 (Brown, D.) 27:1415 (Burns, K.) 27:1555-1615
services (Verschoor, K.) 27:1550
services and accountability (Pidgeon, W.) 27:1625-1635
services and stigma (Russell, M.) 27:1535
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

Neurodiverse disorders and special needs See Special needs children and youth
Newby, Jennifer

Presentation to committee 27:1510-1525
As subject
experience as parent of special needs children 27:1510-1525
Autism spectrum disorder services, funding model 27:1515
California, services for special needs children 27:1510-1515
Children and youth, early childhood development, child development centres and funding 27:1515
Education
special education and special needs, service levels and education assistants 27:1515-1525
Education funding
special education and special needs 27:1515
Ralston, Bruce, meeting at constituency office 27:1520
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 27:1520
diagnosis and assessment, transfer from other jurisdictions 27:1515
services 27:1510-1515
early intervention 27:1515

Offley, Laura

Presentation to committee 27:1400-1410
As subject
experience as parent of special needs children 27:1400-1410
recommendations to committee 27:1405-1410
Autism spectrum disorder, diagnosis and assessment 27:1400-1405
Education, special education and special needs 27:1400-1410
Special needs children and youth
advocacy 27:1405
neurodiverse disorders, multiple disorders 27:1400-1405
supports for families 27:1405-1410

Parent advisory councils See Education
Patterson, Tina

Presentation to committee 27:1455-1510
As subject
experience as parent of special needs children 27:1500-1510
Education, special education and special needs 27:1505-1510
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment, access and wait-lists 27:1500-1505
services and eligibility 27:1500
services, system 27:1455-1500
Pidgeon, Wes

Presentation to committee 27:1625-1635
As subject
experience working with vulnerable youth and concerns 27:1625-1635
Fry, Serena, death case 27:1625-1630
The Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, care of youth and issues 27:1625-1635
Mental health of children and youth, services and accountability 27:1625-1635
Special needs children and youth, diagnosis and assessment 27:1630
Preston, Amanda

Presentation to committee on behalf of Home for Every Child Adoption Society 27:0950-1010
As subject
experience as parent and social worker with special needs children 27:0950-1010 (Stilwell) 27:1005
Children and youth, early childhood development, early intervention 27:1005
Education, special education and special needs, assessments 27:0955-1005
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
awareness 27:0955
diagnosis and assessment 27:1000
Foster care, foster parents of special needs children, training 27:1005
Special needs children and youth
caregivers, role 27:0955-1000
diagnosis and assessment, access and wait-lists 27:0955-1000
neurodiverse disorders, ADHD and FASD 27:1000-1005
services
children in government care 27:0950-1010
early intervention 27:0955-1000
funding and funding model 27:0955-1000
transition to school system supports 27:1005
services and eligibility 27:1005
supports for families 27:1010
Public health

Services for families and children (Montani, A.) 27:1100

Ralston, Hon. Bruce (Surrey-Whalley)

As subject
meeting at constituency office (Newby, J.) 27:1520
Representative for Children and Youth

Advocacy (Simons) 27:1345, 27:1350-1355
Russell, Maya

Presentation to committee 27:1525-1535
As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 27:1525-1535
Children and Family Development Ministry, role re families with special needs children and mental health issues 27:1535
Education, special education and special needs 27:1530-1535
Mental health of children and youth, services and stigma 27:1535
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment, private assessments 27:1530
neurodiverse disorders, ADHD 27:1525-1535
services, system 27:1525-1535

Salcedo, Diana

Presentation to committee 27:1330-1345
As subject
experience as parent of special needs child 27:1330-1345 (Throness) 27:1335
B.C. Parents of Complex Kids, report 27:1335-1340
Disabled persons
intellectually disabled children, services and At Home program 27:1335
physically disabled children, funding for services and equipment 27:1335-1340
Special needs children and youth
advocacy 27:1340-1345
caregivers and issues, capacity issues 27:1330-1340
respite benefits 27:1335
services 27:1330-1340
School districts

Disparities between districts (Hansman, G.) 27:1015, 27:1025
SHARE Family and Community Services Society See also MacLean, Claire

Presentation to committee 27:1140-1155
Work of organization (MacLean, C.) 27:1140, 27:1155 (Stilwell) 27:1150 (Throness) 27:1155
Simons, Nicholas (Powell River–Sunshine Coast)

Children and Family Development Ministry
role re families with special needs children and mental health issues 27:1535
Children and Youth Committee
project on services for special needs children and youth 27:1350
project and public hearings 27:1620, 27:1640
Education
special education and special needs 27:1020
inclusive education and exclusions 27:1025
service levels and children removed from system by parents 27:1305
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
awareness 27:1050
Foster care
foster parents of special needs children 27:1005
Kampman, Leona
son's writing on FASD and school experience 27:1055
McCann, Naomi
experience as parent of special needs children 27:1305
McLay, Shannon, experience as parent of special needs child 27:0925-0930
Representative for Children and Youth
advocacy 27:1345, 27:1350-1355
Special needs children and youth
advocacy 27:1340-1345, 27:1350-1355
children in government care 27:1435
diagnosis and assessment 27:1155, 27:1550, 27:1605
respite benefits 27:1455
services
funding and funding model 27:1110
services and eligibility 27:1550
supports for families
advocates and family navigator program 27:1410
Singh, Rachna (Surrey–Green Timbers)

Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland, client diversity and access to services 27:0940-0945
Education
special education and special needs, designations and service levels 27:0930
Special needs children and youth
services
access by culturally diverse families 27:0940-0945
access by marginalized and vulnerable families 27:1110
Teachers
supply and training, special education teachers 27:1020
Special needs children and youth See also Disabled children under Disabled persons; Autism spectrum disorder; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; Special education and special needs under Education

Advocacy (Gounder, S.) 27:1355 (Leonard) 27:1355 (Offley, L.) 27:1405 (Salcedo, D.) 27:1340-1345 (Simons) 27:1340-1345, 27:1350-1355
Caregivers and issues (Adlam, C.) 27:1445-1455 (Barkman, J.) 27:1120-1125
Caregivers and issues, capacity issues (Salcedo, D.) 27:1330-1340
Caregivers, role (Preston, A.) 27:0955-1000
Children in government care (Haldar, M.) 27:1435 (Simons) 27:1435 (Throness) 27:1435
Custody issues (Adlam, C.) 27:1450-1455
Diagnosis and assessment
access and wait-lists (Adlam, C.) 27:1445 (Collins, D.) 27:1540-1545 (Patterson, T.) 27:1500-1505 (Preston, A.) 27:0955-1000
contextual assessment (Burns, K.) 27:1610 (Leonard) 27:1610
diagnosis and assessment (Ambler, L.) 27:1600 (Barkman, J.) 27:1115-1120 (Bell, L.) 27:1425 (Brown, D.) 27:1415 (Burns, K.) 27:1555-1610 (Leonard) 27:1010 (McGee, D.) 27:0915 (McLay, S.) 27:0920 (Newby, J.) 27:1520 (Pidgeon, W.) 27:1630 (Simons) 27:1155, 27:1550, 27:1605 (Throness) 27:1125, 27:1155, 27:1605-1610 (Verschoor, K.) 27:1550 (Wat) 27:0915
functional assessments (Bremault, G.) 27:0935 (Montani, A.) 27:1100
private assessments (Russell, M.) 27:1530
process and system (MacLean, C.) 27:1140-1155 (Stilwell) 27:1150
transfer from other jurisdictions (Newby, J.) 27:1515
Education See Special education and special needs under Education
Neurodiverse disorders See also Autism spectrum disorder; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
ADHD (Burns, K.) 27:1600 (Gounder, S.) 27:1345-1355 (Harris, J.) 27:1615-1620 (McLay, S.) 27:0920-0930 (Russell, M.) 27:1525-1535
ADHD and FASD (Leonard) 27:1010 (Preston, A.) 27:1000-1005
complex and multiple disorders (Brown, D.) 27:1410-1415 (Burns, K.) 27:1555-1600 (Offley, L.) 27:1400-1405
concurrent medical issues (Harris, J.) 27:1620
diagnosis See Diagnosis and assessment above
disorders (McGee, D.) 27:0905-0910 (Throness) 27:0915
disorders and role of trauma (Bell, L.) 27:1425-1435 (Haldar, M.) 27:1420-1435 (Throness) 27:1430
prenatal drug exposure (Barkman, J.) 27:1115-1125
services for neurodiverse children and youth See Services below
Recreation See Sports and recreation
Respite benefits (Adlam, C.) 27:1455 (Salcedo, D.) 27:1335 (Simons) 27:1455
Services
access by culturally diverse families (Bremault, G.) 27:0945 (Katz, B.) 27:0945 (Singh) 27:0940-0945
access by marginalized and vulnerable families (MacLean, C.) 27:1150 (Montani, A.) 27:1110 (Singh) 27:1110
access issues (Collins, D.) 27:1555
access issues and inequity (Montani, A.) 27:1100-1105
children in government care (Bell, L.) 27:1425-1435 (Haldar, M.) 27:1420-1435 (Preston, A.) 27:0950-1010
early intervention (Bremault, G.) 27:0950 (Leonard) 27:0930 (McLay, S.) 27:0930 (Montani, A.) 27:1055-1105 (Newby, J.) 27:1515 (Preston, A.) 27:0955-1000
funding and funding model (Brown, D.) 27:1415 (Gounder, S.) 27:1350-1355 (Leonard) 27:1110 (Montani, A.) 27:1105-1110 (Preston, A.) 27:0955 (Simons) 27:1110 (Throness) 27:1355
funding equity (Bremault, G.) 27:0940
information and outreach (Throness) 27:1550-1555 (Verschoor, K.) 27:1555
mental health services See Mental health
refugees (Katz, B.) 27:0945
services (Newby, J.) 27:1510-1515 (Salcedo, D.) 27:1330-1340
services and eligibility (Barkman, J.) 27:1115-1125 (Burns, K.) 27:1605-1615 (Collins, D.) 27:1540-1550 (Edwards, K.) 27:0945 (Gounder, S.) 27:1345-1355 (Harris, J.) 27:1615-1620 (Kampman, L.) 27:1050-1055 (Leonard) 27:1610 (MacLean, C.) 27:1155 (Montani, A.) 27:1105-1110 (Patterson, T.) 27:1500 (Preston, A.) 27:1005 (Simons) 27:1550 (Stilwell) 27:1005 (Throness) 27:1125, 27:1155, 27:1355 (Verschoor, K.) 27:1545-1550
services in education system See Special education and special needs under Education
system (Bremault, G.) 27:0940-0945 (Leonard) 27:1110 (MacLean, C.) 27:1145-1155 (Montani, A.) 27:1110 (Patterson, T.) 27:1455-1500 (Russell, M.) 27:1525-1535 (Throness) 27:1510
transition to adult services (Bremault, G.) 27:0950 (Collins, D.) 27:1550 (Edwards, K.) 27:0950 (Throness) 27:0945 (Verschoor, K.) 27:1545-1550
transition to school system supports See also Special education and special needs under Education
(Barkman, J.) 27:1115 (Preston, A.) 27:1005
Supports for families
advocates and family navigator program (Bell, L.) 27:1425 (Bremault, G.) 27:0940 (Simons) 27:1410
key worker See advocates and family navigator program above
peer support (Leonard) 27:1310 (McCann, N.) 27:1310
supports (Ambler, L.) 27:1600 (Brown, D.) 27:1420 (Leonard) 27:1010 (Offley, L.) 27:1405-1410 (Preston, A.) 27:1010
supports and outreach (Montani, A.) 27:1110
Therapies (Adlam, C.) 27:1445
Vulnerability to abuse (Burns, K.) 27:1555
Sports and recreation

Participation by special needs children and youth, accessible playgrounds (Adlam, C.) 27:1450-1455
Stilwell, Michelle (Parksville-Qualicum)

Children and youth
early childhood development, child development centres 27:1005
Education
special education and special needs, designations and service needs 27:1320
Preston, Amanda, experience as parent and social worker with special needs children 27:1005
SHARE Family and Community Services Society, work of organization 27:1150
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment, process and system 27:1150
services and eligibility 27:1005
Warnock, Lisa and Ray, experience as teacher and parent of special needs children 27:1320
Substance use and addiction

Impacts on children
fetal alcohol syndrome See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
prenatal drug exposure See Neurodiverse disorders under Special needs children and youth
Surrey District Parent Advisory Council See also McGee, Dean

Presentation to committee 27:0900-0915

Teachers

Supply and training, special education teachers (Hansman, G.) 27:1010-1020 (Singh) 27:1020
Throness, Laurie (Chilliwack-Kent)

Child care
system and role in early intervention 27:1105
Children and Family Development Ministry
role re families with special needs children and mental health issues 27:1535
Children and youth
adverse childhood experiences, impacts and study 27:1430
early childhood development
child development centres 27:1155
Disabled persons
physically disabled children
funding for services and equipment 27:1340
Education
special education and special needs
inclusive education and alternatives 27:1325
service levels and children removed from system by parents 27:1305-1310
service levels and education assistants 27:1525
training for education assistants 27:1525
Education funding
special education and special needs 27:1025
First Call: Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
recommendations to committee 27:1105
Foster care
foster parents of special needs children, training 27:1005
Fry, Serena, death case 27:1635
McCann, Naomi, experience as parent of special needs children 27:1305-1310
The Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, care of youth and issues 27:1635
Salcedo, Diana, experience as parent of special needs child 27:1335
SHARE Family and Community Services Society
work of organization 27:1155
Special needs children and youth
children in government care 27:1435
diagnosis and assessment 27:1125, 27:1155, 27:1605-1610
neurodiverse disorders 27:0915
disorders and role of trauma 27:1430
services
funding and funding model 27:1355
information and outreach 27:1550-1555
services and eligibility 27:1125, 27:1155, 27:1355
system 27:1510
transition to adult services 27:0945

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority See also Ambler, Lizzy; Burns, Kyle

Presentation to committee 27:1555-1615
Mental health services for children and youth (Ambler, L.) 27:1555-1600 (Burns, K.) 27:1555-1615
Verschoor, Karla

Presentation to committee on behalf of Inclusion B.C. 27:1540-1555
Child protection system, response to family issues re special needs children 27:1545
Disabled persons
developmentally disabled persons, STADD program 27:1545-1550
intellectually disabled children, services and At Home program 27:1545
Inclusion B.C., organization 27:1540
Mental health of children and youth, services 27:1550
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 27:1550
services and eligibility 27:1545-1550
services, information and outreach 27:1555
services, transition to adult services 27:1545-1550

Warnock, Lisa

Presentation to committee 27:1310-1325
As subject
experience as teacher and parent of special needs children 27:1310-1325 (Stilwell) 27:1320
Education, special education and special needs
special education and special needs 27:1310-1320
designations and service needs 27:1320
inclusive education and alternatives 27:1320-1325
Warnock, Ray

Presentation to committee 27:1310-1325
As subject
experience as teacher and parent of special needs children 27:1310-1325
Education, special education and special needs
inclusive education and alternatives 27:1325
special education and special needs 27:1315-1320
Wat, Teresa (Richmond North Centre)

McGee, Dean, experience as parent of special needs children 27:0915
Special needs children and youth
diagnosis and assessment 27:0915

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