Bold reopening: Engagement and information sessions are your gateway to understanding how supports for children and youth with support needs are evolving—and your input helps shape them. But here’s where it gets nuanced: participation options, timing, and the ongoing status of engagements can change, so stay connected for the latest updates.
Overview
The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) regularly connects with families, service providers, and communities to listen, learn, and share updates about supports and services for children and youth who have support needs. Details on how to join engagement and information sessions will be posted here as they become available. Sign up to receive notifications when new dates are added.
Upcoming information sessions
Virtual information sessions are being held to help families learn about improvements to supports and services for children and youth with support needs. You can participate online via Microsoft Teams or by phone. When joining, you’ll enter the meeting ID and passcode as prompted. If you need help joining Teams, you can review the joining tips linked here.
Session 1: Wednesday, February 11 (Noon–1:00 pm PST)
- Join online with Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24003555169969?p=CTa5Wgt4pzoXf3Tw6x
- Meeting ID: 240 035 551 699 69
- Passcode: dg7Vm72e
- Call in by phone: Dial 778-401-6289; Conference ID: 819 611 366#
- Listen by toll-free audio: 1-888-600-3289
Session 2: Thursday, February 12 (6:00–7:00 pm PST)
- Tonight’s Parent Information Townhall has been cancelled to honor the Day of Mourning following the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge. Please check back here for rescheduling information.
Session 3: Friday, February 13 (9:00–10:00 am PST)
- Join online with Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28280781720342?p=g1QP9ZkmGQRFzYJ1M2
- Meeting ID: 282 807 817 203 42
- Passcode: 47fP6Qt3
- Call in by phone: Dial 778-401-6289; Conference ID: 157 143 436#
- Listen by toll-free audio: 1-888-600-3289
Active engagements
Find out how to participate in upcoming engagements. At the moment, there are no public engagements underway. Your feedback is always welcome via email at atmcf.childrenyouthsupportneeds@gov.bc.ca.
Past engagements
Learn about what has been done in previous engagement efforts:
- 2023–2025 CYSN Community Engagement: A broad, public process with families, service providers, and experts informed changes to services and supports for children and youth with support needs.
- 2019 User-Experience Research: The ministry partnered with two firms to identify opportunities to improve access, quality, and coordination of CYSN services and programs.
- Read the engagement and research findings summary (PDF, 305 KB): https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/managing-your-health/7023mcfd-cysn-whatwelearnedscreen.pdf
- Reciprocal Consulting led the user-experience research with Indigenous families, focusing on their experiences with MCFD’s system of supports and services: http://www.reciprocalconsulting.ca/
- KPMG conducted broader UX research with families, including Indigenous communities, to help the ministry better understand the current state of CYSN services: https://home.kpmg/ca/en/home.html
- 2019 CYSN Service Framework: Partners helped shape a draft CYSN service framework in Fall 2019; these sessions informed the development of the current approach. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/managing-your-health/7023mcfd-cysn-whatwelearnedscreen.pdf
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