Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services Announces Province-wide Engagement Process to Develop a Youth Policy Framework

Minister Laurel Broten recently announced the beginning of a province-wide engagement process to develop a Youth Policy Framework, a recommendation of the Review of the Roots of Youth Violence report http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/youthandthelaw/roots/index.aspx  tabled in 2008.

The Framework will create an evidence-based resource to be used to better understand the developmental needs of young individuals and the kinds of opportunities they need to ensure their success - as youth and through their transition to adulthood. 

Young people will be engaged throughout the development of this work.  The Ministry has launched a recruitment campaign to establish a Youth Development Committee, a team of young people aged 18-25, who will work with the Ministry to make sure that the diverse voices of youth are heard in this process.

To learn more, apply to the committee or discover other ways to get involved log on to www.youthconnect.ca