International accounting firm KPMG has published a report looking at integrating the delivery of human and social services, something we at Board Voice have been advocating for through the development of a made in BC Social Policy Framework.
Their conclusions: …
Remember when
you were 18 years old? You were living at home with your family, thinking about that first full-time job and planning to save money to go to college. You weren’t sure what the future would hold, but hey, …
Dr. Carol Matusicky made a strong plea to the government to introduce a Social Policy Framework for B.C…. Read More
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Across Canada, police are bearing the brunt of broken mental health care systems and are calling for increased funding for mental health and social services. Read more..
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Please register for the Board Voice AGM and Conference here!
This year’s Board Voice Conference and AGM promises to be a fabulous event with great speakers and important conversations planned. Politicians Michelle Mungall, NDP Critic for MSD and Andrew Weaver, …
Social Development Minister Don McRae says the B.C. government never committed to covering the three per cent wage increase reached in a deal with social-service workers. Photograph by: DARREN STONE, Times Colonist
The B.C. government’s refusal to cover negotiated wage …
Ian Mulgrew writes that politicians opted to hand more money to police services and courts, instead of toward programs to aid mental health and fight addiction. Now we are all paying the price. Read more……
The Vancouver Sun reports that Metro mayors and police are calling for the province to support intervention centres for mentally ill, addicts. Read more……
CTV News reports a group of B.C. mayors are calling on the provincial government to re-open Coquitlam’s Riverview Hospital for mental health patients.
Read more: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/mayors-calling-for-re-opening-of-riverview-hospital-1.1428007#ixzz2dBy9dEIC…
How are seniors managing and planning for the future? The report Seniors in the Lower Mainland: A Snapshot of Facts and Trends by the United Way and SPARC BC tells an interesting story. Read more…
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