tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post113279071961899496..comments2024-03-28T04:04:03.006-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Brandon died, and his mother deserves answersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132870888125498592005-11-24T14:21:00.000-08:002005-11-24T14:21:00.000-08:00Just so you all know.... when cornered on this one...Just so you all know.... when cornered on this one during what was supposed to be an fluff piece (no Cluffie this a.m.ha!) on the CBC morning drive show, Mr. Campbell, as cool as a cucumber, stated that all these deaths have been 'investigated' they just haven't been 'reviewed' yet.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132853118016318962005-11-24T09:25:00.000-08:002005-11-24T09:25:00.000-08:00I'm sorry, but it's not enough to just blame Mr. H...I'm sorry, but it's not enough to just blame Mr. Hagen for this disaster.<BR/><BR/>Hundreds, if not thousands of parents and advocates have written thousands of letters over the past five years to Mr. Campbell, to Mr. Hagen's predecessors at MCFD (Gordon Hogg & Christy Clark)and to every one of the MLAs sitting in our Legislature, warning of the consequences of their horrific agenda of cuts and endless restructuring.<BR/><BR/>We have met repeatedly with the Minister, the Deputy Ministers, the Assistant Deputy Ministers, the Board and CEO of CLBC, etc, etc. We have met repeatedly with all the MLAs and laid out the problems for them.<BR/><BR/>I will never forget the cruel reply I received to one of my first such letters in the fall of 2001, when they were actually talking about 35 - 50% budget cuts for MCFD, from one Liberal MLA who essentially said sorry, but that these families will just have to suffer a little pain so that we can build a strong economy. <BR/><BR/>Behold the flip side of BC's Golden Decade!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132850199283322102005-11-24T08:36:00.000-08:002005-11-24T08:36:00.000-08:00From www.strategicthoughts.comThe ministry publish...From www.strategicthoughts.com<BR/>The ministry published a "fact sheet" which said "The number of children-in-care is down 16 per cent - from 11,000 in 2001 to 9,000 in 2005." <BR/>The incidence of deaths of children in care would therefore increase if the number of deaths did not also decrease by 16 per cent over that period. The number of deaths were 9 in 2001, 9 in 2002, 12 in 2003 and 14 in 2004; that's definitely not a 16% reduction, it is an increase in both absolute numbers and in the incidence (deaths per thousand children-in-care).<BR/><BR/>It would appear that more children are dying in care than ever before. Now that the pay raise issue did not bail them out of the media...I hope and pray that they get what they deserve on this one. The death of one child is a tragedy, these deaths are a travesty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132807524528397022005-11-23T20:45:00.000-08:002005-11-23T20:45:00.000-08:00I am truly horrified!!! Not only concerning the ci...I am truly horrified!!! Not only concerning the circumstances of Brandon's death ... but knowing his other parent... imagine turning on the evening news and having your deceased son's picture flash in front of you!!! How could this happen to a man who was so very devoted to his young son. How cruel!! He was not even notified or consulted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132806332914747072005-11-23T20:25:00.000-08:002005-11-23T20:25:00.000-08:00The ex ombudsman stated on the CBC today that she ...The ex ombudsman stated on the CBC today that she had repeatedly tried to get the government to listen to her. They never answered her letters. <BR/>She stated the coroner simply doesn't have the funding to do the child reviews. Did they listen? Of course not, they were saving money. Besides Gordo doesn't listen to anything he doesn't want to hear. One wonders if a child of one of the Liberal MLAs family or relation had an unfortunate death would they still thump the desk as the two ministers try to blame others.<BR/>I hope Dix wipes the floor with good old Stan, who should be relieved of his job, salary and perks. and sat as far away from power as possible. Actually Dix has been doing a good job thumping Stan and Stan needs to be thumped as he is so inept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132805315810308542005-11-23T20:08:00.000-08:002005-11-23T20:08:00.000-08:00I watched Brandon's mom on TV last night -- how tr...I watched Brandon's mom on TV last night -- how truly heartbreaking! <BR/><BR/>The MCFD Estimates are finally up for debate--put off to the last possible moment so that not too many questions could be asked before the House adjurns. So I hope the media will be out in force and will be asking the remaining questions when Mr Dix runs out of time.<BR/><BR/>The first question is how many parents have been forced to put their kids in foster care simply because government has cut supports for kids with special needs and families in crisis? <BR/><BR/>How many families of kids with special needs are on waitlists for respite, for example? <BR/><BR/>How many families taking care of challening adults waiting for help from the Ministry?<BR/><BR/>What exactly did the risk assessment report say about the ADDITIONAL risks posed to kids with special needs and kids with special needs in care, by handing their case files over to CLBC on July 1, even though the new organization did not yet have any of its most BASIC organizational and administrative systems up and running.<BR/><BR/>How long do families in crisis have to wait before they can find safe short-term and/or long-term placements for kids/teens/adults with special needs?<BR/><BR/>(I heard from one distraught mom whom I know today, who's now at her wits' after battling CLBC for weeks to find a safe place for an autistic teen in complete breakdown/crisis) How many more are out there like her?<BR/><BR/>How many adults have died or are being abused and neglected in foster care and/or group homes since MCFD and CLBC have been trying to cut costs, since they've basically asked caregivers to police themselves, and since CLBC has been put in charge of oversignt on July 1 (but still with no oversight systems to do the job and no plans to have those finalized for months/years?!! <BR/><BR/>Please start demanding some answers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com