ICYMI - Ontario to overhaul child welfare system, will focus on keeping children linked to their family
The reforms seek to change one of the assumptions that has animated the present child welfare system: That some people aren’t cut out for raising children.
Ontario’s plan is to move from a culture of apprehension to one of prevention. Other provinces have moved down this road, to varying extents. Alberta, for example, specifically says “we make every effort to keep your child safely at home,” noting they cannot help if they don’t know about families’ struggles.
The new reforms will be implemented across five core “pillars” in two phases — the first will be completed in the next 12 months and the second will look at achieving broader change over the course of two to three years. Consultations on the overhaul began in August 2019, with more than 3,500 responses from frontline workers, kids and parents about what should happen to the system. As well, there was a review of the system done by KPMG and a review of existing reports into the child welfare system.
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