Families unable to access timely treatment or care for their children are increasingly turning to child welfare agencies for help, according to Children's Aid Society of Ottawa
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As a result, CASO said, some parents who are unable to care for their children are "voluntarily surrendering their children to CASO for placement, in the hope that they will receive the necessary care." Michele Thorn, an adoption worker with the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa, said families of youth with autism are coming to them even where they wouldn't have previously.
The Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies shared CASO's concerns, saying it is increasingly hearing from its members that there aren't enough appropriate placement options and they're dealing with more families in crises who don't know who else to turn to. Raymond said while each of these sectors has seen some sort of "redesign," it's been done in silos. There's opportunity, she said, for all of these sectors to come together to "wrap supports around a family and a child so that their outcomes there are absolutely positive or better than what we currently have."CASO said while it appreciates the ministry's $13.
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