Services & Resources
The Grey Bruce Children’s Alliance has created a page to bring together resources and services for children and youth in Grey Bruce in one central location.
Are you living in Bruce or Grey Counties and need help locating services for children and/or youth?
We are glad you are here!
To access lists of services for children and youth in Grey Bruce, click on a specific mini-directory and browse the 211 service listings.
Children ages 0-6 and their families
Children or youth ages 7-18
See the BGDISC Open Data Portal to access local rural data and information on our communities.
To access reports, articles or strategies that affect the children and youth in Grey Bruce, click on the links below.
Reports on Children and Youth
- Because Young People Matter (3.20 MB)
Report of the Residential Services Review Panel, February 2016, presented to Deputy Minister Alexander Bezzina, Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services. The Panel’s report presents findings and recommendations aiming to improve the experience and outcomes of young people living in reside - Bruce Grey Child and Family Services: Annual Report 2015-2016 (3.05 MB)
Annual Report of Bruce Grey Child and Family Services for 2015-2016 - Nowhere to Turn: Ombudsman Report, August 2016 (4.92 MB)
Investigation into the Ministry of Community and Social Services' response to situations of crisis involving adults with developmental disabilities, Paul Dube, Ombudsman of Ontario. - Stepping Up Annual Report 2015_Executive Summary (364 KB)
The 2015 Stepping Up Annual Report highlights the Government of Ontario's progress in supporting Ontario youth since the release of Stepping Up in 2013. The report includes case studies, and the 2015 Profile of Youth Wellbeing. - Stepping Up Annual Report 2015_Full Report (3.48 MB)
The 2015 Stepping Up Annual Report highlights the Government of Ontario's progress in supporting Ontario youth since the release of Stepping Up in 2013. The report includes case studies, and the 2015 Profile of Youth Wellbeing. - Stepping Up Annual Report 2015_Inventory of Youth Programs (1.47 MB)
The Government of Ontario has a number of initiatives that support the wellbeing of youth across all seven Stepping Up themes. These initiatives have been compiled into one list as part of the Stepping Up Annual Report 2015. - We Have Something to Say (9.12 MB)
We Have Something to Say: young people and their families speak out about special needs and change. Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, 2016. - Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III: Life Online, 2014 (981 KB)
Our youth are highly connected, increasingly social online and are embracing online activities at younger ages than ever before, according to a national study by MediaSmarts released in 2014 – Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III: Life Online. In 2013, MediaSmarts conducted a national su
Aboriginal Children and Youth
- Developing a Cultural Approach to Aboriginal Child and Youth Development: Transitions to Adulthood (751 KB)
An innovative approach to providing “care” to Aboriginal child who are making a transition into adulthood embodies the concept of culturally restorative practice by Estelle Simard and Shannon Blight, First Peoples Child and Family Review, Vol. 6, No.1, 2011, pg. 28-55 - Shameful Neglect, Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada, May 2016 (761 KB)
David Macdonald and Daniel Wilson, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives This report includes poverty rates on reserves and in the territories, something never before examined using the 2011 National Household Survey data. The most recently available data show that child poverty rates for statu - The Journey Together (7.62 MB)
Ontario's Commitment to Reconcilation with Indigenous Peoples
Grey Bruce Reports
- Making the Transition: From Early Impressions to Action, Lance Thurston, GBHS, January 2015 (2.44 MB)
Impressions on the current state of Grey Bruce Health Services and this report offers thoughts on future policy, programming and organizational development directions. Findings and conclusions will serve to inform and focus the strategic management framework of Grey Bruce Health Services. - Mapping Opportunities for Healthy Eating and Healthy Physical Activity in Grey-Bruce, Grey Bruce Hea (6.09 MB)
Spring 2012 - Vital Signs 2016 (4.29 MB)
Taking the pulse of Grey Bruce Vital Signs Report funded by Community Foundation Grey Bruce. Measuring Grey and Bruce health & wellness, arts & culture, education & lifelong learning, living standards, the environment and community connections. - Vital Signs 2016 Indictor Sources (640 KB)
Indicator Sources of Vital Signs Report funded by Community Foundation Grey Bruce. Measuring Grey and Bruce health & wellness, arts & culture, education & lifelong learning, living standards, the environment and community connections.
Mental Health and Addictions
- BG Catholic DSB_Mental Health & Well-Being Progress Report and Strategic Plan, 2016-2017 (798 KB)
Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board Mental Health & Well-Being Progress Report and Strategic Plan, 2016-2017 - Community Capacity Refresh Report 2014 (1.05 MB)
A Progress Report on the Implementation of the South West LHIN's 2011 Community Capacity Report for Mental Health and Addiction Services, 2011. - Crystal Methamphetamine Profile of its Use in Grey Bruce, 2010 (223 KB)
Examines Associated Challenges and Recommendations for Action of Crystal Methamphetamine usage in Grey Bruce, Glenda Clark & Associates, May 2010 - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Provincial Roundtable Report (624 KB)
A report from Parliamentary Assistant Granville Anderson to the Minister of Children and Youth Services. September 2015. Roundtable feedback on FASD awareness and prevention; screening, assessment and supports; programs, services and supports; training for front-line staff and professionals; evidenc - Finding Our Way Together, March 2015 (2.65 MB)
Strategies to improve services and community collaboration for people with abuse/trauma, mental health and substance abuse issues. No Wrong Door Southwest Region Report, Prepared by Colleen Purdon, March 2015. - No Wrong Door, July 2008 (1.58 MB)
Creating a Collaborative Rural Response for Women with Abuse, Mental Health and Addictions Issues, Final Report, Colleen Purdon, July 2008. A project of the Grey Bruce Violence Prevention Coordinating Committee. - Open Minds, Healthy Minds 2011 (395 KB)
Ontario Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy 2011 - Priority Issues Regarding Substance Misuse in Grey Bruce, 2010 (810 KB)
Strategic paper discussing priority issues and recommendations for moving forward by Glenda Clark & Associates and Marie Barclay, August 2010 - Putting Youth in the Picture, A Mental Health Snapshot, Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth (3.92 MB)
- Taking the Next Step Forward, 2015 (1.45 MB)
Building a responsive Mental Health and Addictions System for Emerging Adults, prepared for the Mental Health Commission of Canada by Jenny Carver, Mario Cappelli, Simon Davidson, Warren Caldwell, Marc-Andre Belair, Melissa Vloet, 2015. - Teens Talk 2016: A Kids Help Phone Report (3.71 MB)
A Kids Help Phone Report on the well-being of teens in Canada. Using data from a National Teen Survey they examined the challenges teens are facing and to use this report to engage Canadians in dialogue about how we can make our country safer, healthier and friendlier to young people.
Ontario Autism Program
- Action on Austism (633 KB)
Information for families about changes to Autism Services for children and youth, Ministry of Children and Youth Services, April 2016
Other Reports and Newsletters
- A Meta-Perspective on the Evaluation of Full-Day Kindergarten, 2013 (492 KB)
Evaluation of Full-Day Kindergarten during the First Two Years of Implementation, Ministry of Education, McMaster University, Queen’s University, October 2013 - Grey Bruce KIDS, Fall 2015, Vol Issue 3 (8.73 MB)
Includes first of 3 part series on social media safety for parents and children.
Grey Bruce Initiatives
