2023 OMSSA Forum
2023 OMSSA Forum
Exploring Human Services: Practices from Near and Far
OMSSA hosted more than 360 people from across Ontario for our 2023 Forum held on September 26th and 27th.
Thank you to all of those who presented, moderated, attended, engaged, and helped make the Forum a success. Our Conference provided the opportunity for all human services staff to take a glimpse beyond their regions, and the province, to better understand the national and global state of social services, and how to collectively approach common challenges.
Over two days, the Forum focused on experts and human services staff from near and far who spoke to how they administer service-based social programs and develop innovative policies.
Thank You to Our Forum Sponsors
Thank You to Our Planning Committee
(Co-Chair) Tod Duncan, OMSSA
(Co-Chair) Nalisha Sankreacha, OMSSA
Stuart Beumer, County of Wellington
Craig Cooper, City of London
Kim Crew, Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Christie Herrington, OMSSA
Rob Kirsic, OMSSA
Christine MacDonald, County of Bruce
Miranda Mackie, City of Greater Sudbury
Nakiema Palmer, Region of Peel
Andrew Scavarelli, County of Simcoe
Presentations and Materials
Please note: OMSSA will share speaker presentations and materials once we have permission to do so.Explore the Trauma-Informed Wales Framework
Human Services, Social Care and the Importance of Healthcare Integration
- John Connolly, et al., The Leadership of Co-Production in Health and Social Care Integration in Scotland: A Qualitative Study
- John Connolly, Integrating health and social care: seven steps for success
- Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star), Doctors at St. Mike's launch project to address root causes of poor health
- Andrew D. Pinto, et al., Integrating health and social care for children in Canada
- Andrew D. Pinto, et al., Employment Interventions in Health Settings: A Systematic Review and Synthesis
Moving From Temporary to Permanent: Supportive Housing Solutions in Helsinki and Houston
- The Way Home Continuum of Care Houston, Texas Presentation Slides
- Y-Foundation How to End Homelessness Presentation Slides
- Homeless Encampment Response Strategy Released (Texas)
- Funding for the improvement of housing conditions (Finland)
- General housing allowance (Finland)
Licensed Nature-Based Early Learning and Childcare
- Outdoor Nature-Based Facilities – Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (VIDEO)
- Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families Outdoor Preschool Pilot Final Legislative Report
- Christine Alden, Why the outdoors should be an integral part of every early learning and child-care program
- The Lawson Foundation, Advancing Outdoor Play and Early Childhood Education: A Discussion Paper (May 2019)
- Blair Niblett, Kim Hiscott, et al., Partnering for Outdoor Play: A Case Study of Forest and Nature School Programming in the Context of Licensed Child Care in Ottawa, Ontario
- Michal Perlman, et al., How and Why Did Outdoor Play Become a Central Focus of Scottish Early Learning and Care Policy?
- Forest School: The Road to Regulation - A Three-Year Partnership with The Lawson Foundation (presentation)
Rethinking and Rebuilding: Exmploring Models of Indigenous Housing First and Creating Pathways Towards Collaboration
Expanding Access to Childcare Equitably
- Michal Perlman, Petr Varmuza, and Samantha Burns, Ontario needs to remove barriers to child-care subsidies for low-income families
Rethinking Emergency Social Services in Ontario: Lessons from BC and Alberta
- How Disaster Psychological Services (DPS) can Assist Communities: Recent Deployments to Wildfires and Floods (presentation)