Category: Child Protection
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June 19, 2026
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in Advocacy, Advocacy & Action, Bennett’s Story, Bring Bennett Home, British Columbia, Child Protection, Child welfare, Child Welfare & Protection, Child Welfare Reform, complex care, Disability and Justice, Disability Rights, family advocacy, Human Rights in Canada, Human Stories, Legal & Bureaucratic Barriers, Legal and Political Advocacy, Legal update, Letters and Responses, MCFD, MCFD / Government Accountability, MCFD Accountability, Parent Advocacy, Parent Voice, Parental Rights, Parents navigating the system, social justice, Special needs advocacy, Special needs parenting, System & Policy, Systemic Accountability, Systemic Failures, Systemic Failures in BC, systemic negligence, traumaFor seven years, I have loved this boy more than anything in this world. He came home to me on May 7. No finding of abuse. No finding of harm. The reason he was ever taken from me in the first place? I asked for support services. Since then, I’ve been quietly doing everything a…
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Survivable
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in Advocacy, Advocacy & Action, Autism, Autism & Complex Needs, Autism parenting, BC Legislation and Policy, Bennett’s Story, Bring Bennett Home, British Columbia, Caregiver & Parent Rights, Child Protection, Child welfare, Disability and Justice, Disability Rights, family advocacy, Family Seperation, Human Rights and Disability Justice, Human Rights in Canada, Human Stories, MCFD, MCFD / Government Accountability, MCFD Accountability, Motherhood & Resilience, Parent Advocacy, Parent Voice, Parental Rights, Parents navigating the system, social justice, Special needs advocacy, Special needs parenting, System & Policy, Systemic Accountability, Systemic Failures, traumaThere is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from fighting a system that doesn’t acknowledge it’s fighting back. For months after Bennett went into care, that was my life. I was showing up — to visits, to phone calls, to meetings — and hitting walls I couldn’t see, couldn’t name, and couldn’t get anyone…
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Unable. Not Unwilling.
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in Advocacy, Autism & Complex Needs, Bennett’s Story, British Columbia, Child Protection, Child welfare, Child Welfare Reform, Disability and Justice, Disability Rights, family advocacy, Family Seperation, Human Rights and Disability Justice, Human Rights in Canada, Human Stories, MCFD, MCFD / Government Accountability, MCFD Accountability, Motherhood & Resilience, Parent Advocacy, Parent Voice, Parents navigating the system, Safety & Rights, social justice, Special needs advocacy, Special needs parenting, System & Policy, Systemic Accountability, Systemic Failures, systemic negligence, traumaDarian, a mother of seven-year-old Bennett, shares her struggles with the child welfare system that led to her son’s removal due to insufficient support instead of harm or neglect. Bennett has complex support needs, and despite Darian’s persistent efforts to secure appropriate resources, the system failed to provide them, resulting in his placement in out-of-home…
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Six Months In: What Happens When Trust Erodes in the System
The text message came at 10:22 AM: “Bennett is choosing to continue his activity instead of taking the call. Staff are respecting this.” I stared at my phone, reading it again. In six months—twenty-six weeks, one hundred and eighty-two days—my son had never once refused our daily call. Every single time, without fail, he ended…
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The Ministry Ignored the Court’s Decision. My Advocate Fought Back.
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in Advocacy & Action, Bennett’s Story, Bring Bennett Home, British Columbia, Child Protection, Child welfare, Child Welfare Reform, Disability Rights, Human Rights and Disability Justice, Human Rights in Canada, MCFD, Parent Advocacy, Parental Rights, social justice, Special needs advocacy, System & Policy, Systemic Failures in BC, systemic negligenceAfter four full days of court, the judge determined that child protection concerns against me were unsubstantiated. So why is my son still in care? Because I was honest about needing support—and now that honesty is being used as the weapon to keep us apart. This morning, my advocate sent a letter to MCFD leadership…
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Presentation Hearing Update: What Really Happened in Court Today
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in Advocacy & Action, Autism and Trauma-Informed Care, Autism parenting, Bennett’s Story, Bring Bennett Home, British Columbia, Child Protection, Child Welfare Reform, complex care, Disability and Justice, Disability Rights, family advocacy, Family law, Family Seperation, Human Rights and Disability Justice, Human Rights in Canada, Human Stories, Legal & Bureaucratic Barriers, Legal and Political Advocacy, Legal update, MCFD, MCFD AccountabilityJanuary 29, 2026 Today marked a significant moment in our fight to bring Bennett home. The temporary custody order for the Director was granted—but the reality of what happened in that courtroom tells a very different story than what MCFD’s allegations would have you believe. The Judge’s Findings The most important thing to understand is…
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They Took My Son Three Days After I Said No
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in Autism parenting, Bennett’s Story, Bring Bennett Home, British Columbia, Child Protection, Child Welfare Reform, complex care, Disability Rights, family advocacy, Family law, Human Rights in Canada, Parental Rights, social justice, Special needs advocacy, Special needs parenting, Systemic Failures in BC, systemic negligenceWhat happens when a special needs parent advocates too loudly? When you question a placement, raise safety concerns, or simply say ‘no’ to the Ministry? In my case, they took my son. This is the story of a removal that should never have happened—and a fight to bring Bennett home.
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They Took My Son — and Then His Joy
A small Paw Patrol watch became another thing the system took—proof of how love gets policed.
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They Took My Son. I Took My Voice Back.
Since MCFD took my six-year-old son, I’ve been living in a silence that only screams. Filing this complaint wasn’t brave—it was survival. They took my child, his joy, and my peace. But they don’t get to take the truth.
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