Community Living Ontario has published a new report offering recommendations to reduce the waitlist for developmental services in Ontario. It is meant to inspire discussion, and to bring greater clarity and direction to Journey to Belonging: Choice and Inclusion, the province’s strategy for developmental services.
The report revolves around several key ideas:
It is possible to support more people within the existing developmental services budget.
Systemic change and budget increases are both needed to achieve significant waitlist reductions.
Investments in planning, system navigation, and crisis prevention will reduce the need for expensive downstream health and clinical services.
Individualized housing has been proven to be more cost-effective and to support better outcomes compared to group housing.
Families must be recognized and better supported in situations where they provide significant care and support.
A ‘money follows the person’ approach will address longstanding inequities in the system.
Read the full report here.
