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Welcome to the Community Networks of Specialized Care

On May 18, 2005, as part of the transformation of developmental services, the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) announced that four networks of specialized care would be established across the province. The purpose of the Networks is to enhance service to adults with a developmental disability who need specialized care for co-existing mental health and or/ behavioural issues. In March, 2006, MCSS announced the lead agencies for the four Networks:

Northern Ontario – Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca
Central Ontario (from Waterloo in the west to Peterborough in the east, including Simcoe County and the Greater Toronto Area) – Surrey Place Centre (Toronto), Community Living Huronia (Pineview site), Trellis Mental Health and Developmental Services (Guelph)
Eastern Ontario (from Hastings County east to the Quebec border and north to Renfrew County) – Ongwanada and Prescott-Russell Services for Children and Adults
Southern Ontario (including the Hamilton and Niagara regions and southwestern Ontario) – Bethesda and Regional Support Associates

The Community Networks of Specialized Care were created to ensure a system which is:

Accessible – so that people and their caregivers/families can access the clinical services they need, when and where they need them.
Co-ordinated & Integrated – so that the services and supports from a number of programs, organizations and sectors are working together with people and their families to make a difference.
Accountable – so that we know the networks are actually making a difference.

Specialized services are defined as clinical services that utilize a biopsychosocial approach and focus on informed practices. The continuum of services includes crisis response, specialized case management, community-based clinical services, day treatment, specialized residential accommodation and in-patient hospital treatment. Clinical services are provided by qualified health and allied health professionals.

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George Brown College has extended an opportunity to agencies within the CNSC to host placements for their Behavioural Science Technology students. If you would like to learn more please click here or you can also download the Placement Request Form.

As part of an ongoing effort by the Province of Ontario to improve services and supports for adults who have developmental disabilities and their families, the government has created the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008. It will replace the Developmental Services Act, which is 35 years old and is out of date. Click here for more general information on the act.

The Community Networks of Specialized Care - Northern Region - has launched a Dual Diagnosis online course. The four-module Dual Diagnosis foundation course is now available across the province, anytime, anywhere. To take part, all you need is a computer and Internet connection. The course is comprised of the first four chapters of the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed Ontario chapter text Dual Diagnosis: An introduction to the mental health needs of persons with developmental disabilities.Click here for more information.