Helping At-Risk Youth Succeed
Ontario is helping more young people reach their full potential by adding 35 new youth outreach workers in nine communities across the province.
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Help for Young People In and Leaving Care
Ontario is helping young people currently in and leaving the care of Children's Aid Societies (CAS) transition to adulthood and succeed.
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Taking Action to Help Aboriginal Children
Ontario is working with First Nations, Métis, Inuit and urban Aboriginal peoples to transform services to better meet the needs of Aboriginal children and young people.
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40,000 Children and Their Families Lifted Out of Poverty
Ontario has helped 40,000 children and their families get out of poverty since 2008, despite a climate of global economic uncertainty.
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Ontario Creating Expert Committee on Autism
Ontario is creating a new expert committee to help ensure that children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder get the right supports and treatment.
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Expanding After-School Jobs in Policing for Ottawa Youth
Ontario is helping about 60 young people in Ottawa gain valuable skills and experience through after-school jobs in policing during the next school year.
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Better Access to Mental Health Services for Aboriginal Kids
Ontario is adding more than 80 new mental health and addictions workers across the province to help almost 4,000 Aboriginal children and young people get better access to culturally appropriate mental health and addictions services.
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Helping Aboriginal Children and Youth in the Ring of Fire
Ontario is increasing access to culturally-appropriate mental health and addictions services for Aboriginal children and young people in the Ring of Fire communities through new mental health and addictions workers.
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Helping Young People with Mental Health Challenges
Ontario is supporting 600 new mental health workers across the province who are helping children, young people and their families get quicker and easier access to the right mental health services and supports in schools, communities and courts.
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Providing More Supports for Young People to Succeed
Ontario is adding 35 youth outreach workers in nine communities across the province to help young people make positive choices and stay on track.
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Supporting Young People, Keeping Communities Safe
The government is launching a balanced approach to keeping communities safe for families by helping young people find jobs and succeed, and by keeping Ontario streets free of guns, gangs and drugs.
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Helping Kids In Care Find Permanent Homes
Starting June 15, Ontario will provide financial subsidies to eligible parents who adopt or take legal custody of Crown wards 10 years of age and over, or siblings.
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Statement from Minister of Children and Youth Services On Youth Leaving Care Report
Today, Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Children and Youth Services, released the following statement in response to the Youth Leaving Care Report:
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One Year Later - More Than 20,000 Kids Helped
More than 20,000 kids and their families now have quicker and easier access to the right mental health services.
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Improving Mental Health Services For Children And Youth
Ontario is beginning the process of closing the Thistletown Regional Centre in Etobicoke and transferring the children's mental health services offered there to local mental health agencies in the community.