McGuinty Government Transferring Mental Health Services To Community-Based Agencies In The GTA
The provincial facility will wind down over the next two years with children, residents and their families able to access services from community-based agencies where and when they need them.
There will be no cuts to funding for services as a result of this transition.
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services will work closely with those who currently receive services through Thistletown to help them make a smooth transition to community-based programs and services.
This transfer is in line with the McGuinty government's Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, a plan that will help more than 50,000 children, youth and their families find top-quality and timely help in their communities over the next three years.
QUICK FACTS
- 400 children and youth receive day services at Thistletown Regional Centre and another 15 clients get residential care.
- The closure of Thistletown Regional Centre will affect about 260 staff over the next two years.
- Since 2005, the government has increased funding to community-based agencies in the GTA by 24 per cent for child and youth mental health services.
- The government is working with clients, families, staff, their representatives and the local community to minimize the impact of these changes.
- Through Ontario's Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, 400 additional mental health workers will provide support to young people in their communities, schools and youth courts.
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CONTACTS
- Gabe De Roche
Minister's Office
416-212-7458 - Solmaz Khosrowshahian
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
416-325-5156
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
ontario.ca/children