Component: Young Parent Services

Legislation: Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017

Service description

To provide a single point of access to ministry funded residential services and coordinated access to other child and youth services, where required.

People served

Children/youth under 18 years of age.

Program/service features

  • single point of access to ministry-funded residential services
  • coordinated access to other child and youth services, where appropriate
  • coordinated access to current information on available services and resources
  • use of common, locally specified client intake forms
  • participation in the development of a single agreement for service for each child/youth
  • provision of a case/service resolution process

Specific service provided

This program is delivered in accordance with the descriptions provided here or any subsequent updated versions (or any other supporting policy documents provided by the ministry.

Ministry expectations

Services are child and family-centred and support the diverse needs of families in a way that is culturally safe, promotes equity, anti-racism, and anti-oppression.

Services will be:

  • reflective and responsive to child/youth, 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

Individual planning and goal setting

Each child and youth will have a current plan of care that reflects an assessment of his/her 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.

Reporting requirements

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

Service data nameDefinition
# of individuals: Access MechanismThe number of individuals who contact an access mechanism for information and/or service. Note: In situations where an access mechanism has specific funding attached to it, for the purpose of delivering an access service (i.e., a single agency access mechanism whose sole function is access), target data elements are also required.
Access Mechanism: Childrens: Ministry- funded Agency ExpendituresActivity Report Activity report on web analytics, marketing/promotional activities, and impacts on course uptake and site usage will be e-mailed to the Ministry.