Community Information databases provide listings of community service organizations, including agencies, non-profits and government services. Searchable by topic, such as homelessness, or by service provider name.
The regional contact centre for Central East Ontario contributing to 211Ontario. "Search by County" to find additional social services in your area, e.g. Simcoe County.
Provincial. Contains Ontario’s legislation pertaining to children and youth. Provides a variety of useful resources, as well as links to further information for children and youth.
The enhanced Ontario Youth Action Plan builds on the 2012 Ontario Youth Action Plan by expanding Ontario’s youth development programs, while addressing youth violence and improving community services.
Non-profit social service agency devoted to helping children and families involved with the justice system as victims of crime, witnesses of crime, parties in custody disputes, and subjects of child protection proceedings, litigants in civil suits for compensation, teenagers in therapeutic care settings or youthful offenders. Known for their innovative approach to understanding children exposed to domestic violence, supporting their mothers and creating resources for service deliverers.
CMHO represents and supports the providers of child and youth mental health treatment services throughout Ontario. Includes information about mental health and a directory of service providers in Ontario.
Good2Talk is a free, confidential and anonymous helpline providing professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being to post-secondary students in Ontario, 24/7/365. Serves students at Ontario’s publicly-funded colleges and universities, with a primary focus on those aged 17 to 25. Students can call Good2Talk for support on a wide range of issues
"Developmental Services Ontario helps adults with developmental disabilities connect to services and supports in their communities. There are nine agencies across Ontario to serve you. Our organizations are funded by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services". (DSO)
Campaign 2000 is a cross-Canada public education movement to build Canadian awareness and support for the 1989 all-party House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice.
The Caledon Institute of Social Policy closed operations in 2017. Their collection of social policy research is available through Maytree. Maytree also publishes reports on social policy issues.
The Vanier Institute of the Family seeks to create awareness of, and to provide leadership on, the importance and strengths of families in Canada and the challenges they face in all of their structural, demographic, economic, cultural and social diversity.
Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC) collectively serves as a regional social planning organization based upon the concepts of life long learning, self determination, and community participation
The Child, Youth and Family Services Coalition is a countywide alliance of organizations providing services to children, youth and their families in Simcoe County
Established in December 1998, The Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness is a coalition of over 70 community stakeholders and front line workers who are committed to developing and implementing strategies that will eliminate homelessness.
Their mission is " to create innovative solutions to meet community challenges and build strong, equitable and sustainable communities through education, engagement and collaboration"
Brings together the expertise of youth, youth service providers, academic researchers and policy makers to
identify, build and implement models of effective practice for meaningfully engaging youth and to document the results.
Made up of active members of provincial and territorial Child and youth care associations. National networking organization representing the profession in Canada
The Rivers to Success (R2S) program, with its unique three streams and customized cultural resources, will provide a strong support system to ensure the sustained success of Indigenous students as they graduate and go on to become the leaders of tomorrow.
International child and youth care resources are provided on this site such as: publications, articles, archives, press releases, viewpoints, legislation and employment information
Exists to voice the opinions and concerns of youth in and from care and to promote the improvement of services
for them. Publishes research, tools and manuals as well as information about rights, and provides links to other resources.
Professional association representing the 1 000+ Child and Youth Counsellors (CYC’s) in the province of Ontario. Provides a voice for the other 8 000 child and youth workers in the province. Includes Code of Ethics as well news and information on issues and advocacy.
Resource to see what is happening in the profession and includes professional standards, regulations and Code of Ethics as well as ongoing professional development.
Examines the impact of inequality on children's health and education, and offers a blueprint for addressing the impact of inequality among children in economic, sociological, and psychological domains.
If you're an educator experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, or vicarious trauma, this book will help you embrace tangible self-care practices to improve your well-being both in and out of the classroom. The book includes a variety of tips and interactive activities to help you identify your own needs and implement helpful practices.
This book focuses on primary and secondary prevention; incorporating mental health screening and surveillance into well child visits, as well as evidence-based interventions to care for children and adolescents with mental health issues. Topic discussed include: promoting healthy child development, children exposed to adverse childhood , children in foster or kinship care or involved with child welfare, guidance on the care of children who may be at increased risk for mental health problems, and much more.