Improving Child and Youth Residential Services in Ontario

An Action Plan

Over the past year, the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) has been working with its partners – other ministries, community agencies and other stakeholders – to develop a plan to establish a more integrated system of residential services for children, youth and families. The ministry has made it a priority to build a system that helps:

• Give children the best possible start in life
• Prepare youth to become productive adults
• Make it easier for families to access services appropriate to their child’s needs at all stages of development.

This Action Plan outlines four priority areas for residential services that will lay a strong foundation for long-term improvements that will benefit children, youth and their families:

• Improving standards
• Improving training and tools for licensing staff
• Improving access to information on residential services

• Supporting greater accountability for agencies and organizations serving children and youth.

Alternative Formats
(The following publication is offered in PDF and/or Word formats)

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    Improving Child and Youth Residential Services in Ontario (PDF)