2024–2025 Services delivered: Child and youth services (CYS) CAN-ON

Component: Early intervention

Legislation: Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017

Service description

To provide community based residential accommodation, group care and supervision supports for children and youth who are experiencing social, emotional, behavioural or psychiatric problems.

To provide appropriate coping strategy and skill development training that will enable the child or youth to function effectively at home, school and in the community.

People served

• children and youth with an identified social, emotional, behavioral or psychiatric need, and their families
• children and youth - under 18 years of age
• documented priority for service as determined by the local access mechanism

Program/service features

The transfer payment recipient will prepare a plan of care for each child and youth that reflects an assessment of their needs and preferences. The plan of care will identify the specific services/supports received by the child/youth, the expected outcomes and be based on the principles of person-centred planning, self- determination and choice.

Specific service provided

• community based accommodation and supports
• support up to 24-hours per day and may include a staff or treatment foster care model focus intensive counseling and multi-dimensional services and supports for children and youth who are experiencing social, emotional or behavioral difficulties at home, in school or in the community
• counseling and parenting skill development training for families to better enable them to manage and support their children

Ministry expectations

Services will be:

• reflective and responsive to the voice, wishes and needs of the child/youth, as well as family and community strengths and needs
• accountable to the child/youth, family and community
• Sensitive to the social, linguistic and cultural diversity of families and indigenous communities
• Staffed by individuals with the appropriate range of skills and abilities necessary to respond effectively to the needs of children, youth and families
• the support is based on the child's and youth's assessed needs, preferences and available individual, agency, community and contracted ministry resources
• admission to service is obtained through the ministry designated access to service mechanism, which identifies individuals for priority access to service

Reporting requirements

The following service data will be reported on at an Interim and Final stage. Please refer to your final agreement for report back due dates and targets.