The campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of pediatric hospice palliative care and improve the quality of living and dying for infants, children and youth with life-threatening conditions and their families. Honouring the children, families, and caregivers who inspire care that counts every dayMany of us associate hospice palliative care with adults and seniors, but children and youth with life-limiting illnesses need that same comfort, compassion, and connection too. Pediatric hospice palliative care is a specialized, holistic approach that supports the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of infants, children, youth, and their families facing life-threatening conditions. It focuses not on length of life, but on quality of living and dying, helping children and families find meaning, relief, and moments of joy no matter how short or long their time may be. |
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#MakeEveryDayCount #HPCForChildren
This National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day, let’s come together to:
Raise awareness of children’s hospice palliative care and its reach across BC and Canada
Advocate for equitable access across provinces and territories so no child or family is left without support
Share stories of hope and strength that honour the courage of children and caregivers
Support hospice societies and specialized programs that make every day count
Together, we can ensure every child and family in BC, no matter where they live, has access to compassionate, community-based hospice palliative care.
Why it matters in British Columbia
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Each year, over 2,000 children in BC live with life-threatening conditions, and about 450 require active pediatric palliative care support at any given time.¹
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Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, a BCHPCA member and Canada’s first pediatric hospice, serves more than 880 children and families each year through two hospice locations (Vancouver and Abbotsford) and province-wide in-home and virtual care.²
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Their interdisciplinary teams provide 24/7 medical and nursing care, counselling, grief and bereavement support, recreation therapy, and respite, completely free of charge.
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Pediatric hospice palliative care helps families avoid unnecessary hospitalizations, reduces emergency visits, and provides continuity of care close to home, allowing children to live fully in comfort and dignity.³
Learn more: bchpca.org
Visit Canuck Place Children’s Hospice: www.canuckplace.org
#MakeEveryDayCount #HPCForChildren #HospicePalliativeCare #PalliativeCare #BCHPCA
¹ Estimate based on BC Children’s Hospital and Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data on pediatric palliative-eligible conditions.
² Canuck Place Children’s Hospice Annual Report (2024–2025).
³ Pediatric Palliative Care Outcomes Study, BC Children’s Hospital, 2023.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
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About the associationBCHPCA represents its members: individuals and organizations that deliver hospice/palliative care and bereavement services and programs across British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. | Contact usEmail: office@bchpca.org Unit 1100- 1200 West 73rd Ave, | Stay InTouchKeep up to date on upcoming events and recent job postings |
The BC Hospice Palliative Care Association (BCHPCA) recognizes the traditional land of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples who have walked before us and minded the lands we now call home for time immemorial. Hospice Societies have been able to support, aid and care for many people on these same lands. The BCHPCA Offices are located on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and TsleilWaututh Nations.
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