May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

B.A. CYR - DR.EX. (WALSH) MAY 31, 2013
D.L. ROUSSIN - DR.EX. (WALSH)
S.E. TAYLOR - DR.EX. (WALSH)
D.M. KNOL - DR.EX. (WALSH)
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Diane?
MS. ROUSSIN:
I think that there could be, well,
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there should be sort of a better intersection between
community-based services and the child welfare system. And
the example that I, again, will refer to is the CLOUT
coalition. So the way that we deliver the service, the way
that we view our families, the way that we work with our
families and then how the service flows from that value
base I think is something that works for families. And so,
you know, I say we're here, we've been here for quite a
while, we have quite a capacity and an infrastructure
already developed and I think there's an opportunity there
for, you know, the child welfare system to, to work with
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the community-based agencies like that.
You know, again,
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there's a time and a place for child protection,
absolutely, and we need people who can do that really,
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really well.
And I think there's, you know, around the
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family support and the family working with families, I
think there's a lot of us around the table that have a
pretty sophisticated experience and expertise in doing that
work and so I say we're here and I think our doors are open
and we're ready to share that with whoever will listen.
You know, and we've very much grounded in local
solutions and so, you know, while there's always something
to learn from an international model, you know, that worked
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