Year: 1994 - 95 AGM December 1, 1994 - SSAAM

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Organization:
The Secretariat will pull together and integrate resources of four departments and
reach out to community agencies. The Secretariat reports to the Human Services
Committee of Cabinet through the Minister of Family Services. The Secretariat is
headed by Reg Toews, Assistant Deputy Minister and will have four/five ongoing staff
seconded from the four departments. Additional project staff will be seconded on a
temporary basis as needed.
The Deputy Ministers of the four departments form a Steering Committee to provide
direction, and to be accountable and responsible for the full participation and
cooperation of their departments in the development of integrated services.
Process:
There will be an organization phase and an implementation phase to the project. The
organization phase will include the following:
(i)
Identify client population and prepare profile;
(ii) Describe prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, safetyand care services provided
to children and youth by the four departments;
(iii) Cost out and categorize these services;
(iv) Describe the present organizational structures;
(v)
Identify the present areas of cooperation and shared projects;
(vi) Identify factors of success and identify potential models for
integrating/coordinating children and youth services;
(vii) Develop targets and plans for specific intersectoral intervention including
reorganization of existing structures, streamlining administration and paper work,
and developing integrated service units.
While some implementation can begin during the organization phase, implementation
will begin in full as soon as the organization phase is completed.
All the funds to finance the Secretariat, and any changes and new initiatives will come
from redirection of funds within the four departments.
November 1994