Encourage government to improve early intervention and school-age support programs for children and youth with special needs by increasing funding for: developmental needs assessments; admin support staff needed by specialized health professionals at child development centres; families of children with special needs who need childcare, the Supported Child Development Program; in-house interpretation in health care and community social services at child development centres; extending the At Home Program to support children with disabilities to age 19; the Key Worker Program to ensure dedicated support for kids with FASD; transportation allowances for families outside urban centres needed services at BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Centre; and to add flexibility to the period of discharge from early intervention until midway through kindergarten to support transition into schooling.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Children and Families, Health
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