Children's Treatment Network - Family Engagement

Family Engagement

CTN strongly believes in engaging clients and families at all levels—from their own individual experiences to governance and operations. We want clients and families to have the opportunity to be involved with CTN in a way that makes sense for them. We also want to ensure we are connected to families, have opportunities to share ideas and priorities and also communicate information in ways that are relevant, interesting and timely. Our family engagement groups help us do this.

Family Advisory Committee (FAC)

The Family Advisory Committee (FAC) at Children’s Treatment Network (CTN) is a committee made up of clients, families and caregivers of children and youth with disabilities and developmental needs, and CTN staff. It is an ideal role for individuals who want to help support/advise on CTN’s operational activities and ensure CTN is well-connected with the family perspective. The FAC is supported by CTN’s Director of Health Records and Clinical Infrastructure, and has direct connection with CTN’s senior management team and CEO.

To gain an understanding of the work and discussions of CTN’s FAC click below to access Past Meeting Notes*.

Approved September 2021 notes
Approved October 2021 notes
Approved November 2021 notes
Meeting December 2021 - social and year review, no notes taken
Approved January 2022 notes

* Meeting notes have been modified to respect the privacy of our volunteer family and youth members. CTN staff names remain in the notes.

We are now recruiting for FAC members in Simcoe County and York Region.
If you're interested in volunteering with our FAC please view the role description and complete an application and send it to Heather Oliver-Hamilton at holiverhamilton@ctnsy.ca. If you require any accommodations or assistance to fill out the application please contact Heather.

Social Media Working Group

CTN uses a variety of social media vehicles to connect with families, including Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter. We want to ensure the content we are sharing is important to families and our Social Media Working Group helps us do that. Volunteers have an opportunity to make a difference from the comfort of their own home as their main responsibility is sharing the interesting articles, blog posts, videos and memes they see online with us.

If you’re interested in volunteering with our Social Media Working Group, contact us. We’d love to hear from you!