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the examiner Saturday Fob 17 1979 terrific challenge Local children services committees will have power to direct funding Hy1Allll KRAUSE Of The Examiner Skepticism about the tario governments planned local childrens services committees was evident in questions posed during University Womens lub of Barrie tneeting this week Club members said they doubted local determination of childrens services would be as workable as the system now run provincially Its certainly terrific challenge says John Ireland research analyst with Mental Health Ontario in Barrie to speak to the club Ontarios decentralization plan makes all childrens services excluding educa tion the responsibility of the community Services to children in elude training schools fostci homes group homes and in stitutions In time when deficit budgeting cant be con tinich the Ontario govern nieiit has decided it cant af ford theses services anymore Becatise of zoning bylaws for group homes many are located outside of com muiiities and it costs bet ween Sit and $6 day for each child in group home he said adding that institu tionalized care may cost morethanSlithday MUST WORK TOGETHER If the community works together if all the actors have say local childrens services committees will work You will need true spirit of coordination Power local committees will wield lies in their task of dividing funds and directing them into projects they choose he said The mandate of each committee will vary with the community who the members are by what pro cess they are picked the budget The possibility is that if one regional committee wants more services the community will have to pay for them Ireland said Iilot projects now funded by the Ontario government in four communities are based on varying models while the rest of Ontario is beginning to set up childrens services committees 1n Niagara Falls the community has formed steering committee to decide what support systems are needed and how to avoid duplicat ion of services Everyone in the Niagara region who wants to par tici ate is given say Ire and added Thats something for Barrie to think about Barrie is not among the communities with funded pilot projects but has begun forming childrens services committee Joan Morris Mental Health Barrie president told the meeting that it of 120 persons who attended meetings beginning Sept 22 last year were selected by small local group to set up Barrie area committee Ihat group decided not to choose representative from Mental Ilealtli Barrie she said Included in the 19 are local oliticians service people and some from the volunteer sector Mrs Morris said TO MAKE DECISION The first job will be to educate those on the plann ing committee then to decide which services should be on the final childrens ser vices committee Involved with Mental IIelth Barrie when it was formed lit years ago and its president for the past two years Mrs Morris also IxIongs to Men John Ireland research analyst for Mental Health Ontario and Joan Morris Mental Health Barrie president spoke about the Ontario governments planned local childrens services committees All childrens services ex cluding education are being amalgamated and set under the control of On tario communities Examiner Photo Committee wants more jobs g= for women in armed forces IUitthltl Ii Ihe Nit tional IlllI ommittee on the FIVEYEAR GUARANTEED INTEREST PAID ANNUALLY Trust Company Certificates 12S DUNLOP ST EAST BARRIE PHONE 705 7260981 Status of Women wants Barney llanson minister of national defence to open up all trades and classifications in the ar med forces to women Kay Macphcrson president of the group which represents Ht local provmcial and national womens groups said the committee supports tiic right of women to participate on an equal basis 11 all spheres of tanadian litc including Illl IIlli VICTOR HAIRSTYLE FREE $2500 BODY PERM Phone 7269381 for details All RSPS are not alike RSP OPTIONS AT CANADA TRUST Canada TIUSIRCillOfllefli Sayings Plans offer you the Wtflejl range of investment options Put your money into one or combination of the tolloWing certificates With hiqli quarantood rate of return on terms up to too yoars savmgs stocks bonds mortgages The right HSP should do more than Jim save you bundle on tan Its plan for your tutuir All RSPs are not alike Canada Trust If BARHlE Duritop at Memorial Square 7261848 open Fit til 730 Sat 10 to tal Health Ontarios childrens services advocacy committee The committee asked 30 branches to determine priorities for children in their own communities for brief to the Ontario government Branches reported that more community facilities and social services will be needed to make up for fun ding the government is withdrawing from childrens services she said Were getting children in our schools now who were once in treatment centres and well need an equal amount of money spent to give these children adequate care iMrs Morris heads the guidance department at Eastview Secondary Schml in Barrie She said she is unhappy that the Ontario govern ments decision to amalgamate all childrens services leaves out the ith portant area of childrens education LIST NETIDS Other priorities listed by Mental Health Ontario bran ches included need for more research and personnel at the local level attention to adolescents from 16 to 18 years old and not adequately served by government pro grams and more planning Meanwhile the Ontario government has prepared its own priorities in consultation papers Ireland added Released to date are papers on short term legislative amendments pro gram priorities for 15178 local childrens services commit tees and childrens rcsiden tial care facilities Papers on foster care and group homes will be released next Ireland said Among the major changes in direction is the current at tempt to reduce some of the powers of the childrens aid societies and hand them to the judicial system Courts are now more reluc tant to place children into foster homes or institutions before enough effort has been made by the family to find another solution he said Too many children have been placed outside their natural families but made quate support systems now exist for children and families and not enough cf fort is being directed to prevention government consultation paper reports Special valentine Louisa Fawn 94 resident at Grove Park Home In Barrie studies her cupid valentine When asked if she had received the valentine from someone special she smiled That would be telling answered one of the workers at the home Residents participated in Valentines Day singing session and afternoon tea that included an exchange of cards Examiner Photo by David Burcsik Violet Simmons at left treasurer of the Kiwanis Club ladios auxiliary presents cheque for $660 to Gayle Kirk nurse on Royal Victoria Hospitals pediatric ward and Donald Cameron ad He should join our team Littles Hill Players team is into TV Radio Theatre We are too busy for the blahs LOOK AT WHATS HAPPENING Television Winning uth of Television Nodhop IM filo 10x Audition for PIE lAliGiiTlI uphiltkatol candy by Noel Coward CumI Column Thom Ann iroai II mm ML on on It hull not con Inuit Mail to than an l° Sou Sontidal Cum 7x° INTERESTED Call Jim Brown 7372952 mlntstrator The money will cover the costs olpur chasing an ultrasonic nebulizer and solishere used to relieve lung and chest ailments For some children using this new equipment will eliminate the need for hospital admission Examiner Photo Donated equipment helps asthmatics It NANIY IIGIIIIIOA Of The ICXEIIIIIIHI With the hiin price of medical equipment hospitals are always grateful when cqinpiiiciit is donated says Donald amcron adr miiiislrator of Itoyal Victoria Hospital in llarrie ameron accepted cheque Iucsday from the womens auxiliary of the Kiwanis lub for an ultrasonic iiebulizer and solisplierc llic ultrasonic nebulizcr and the solisphere will be used in the pediatric ward to relieve lung and chest ailments in children iaylc Kirk nurse on the ward said there are few solisphcrcs III the hospital at present Iloth these pieces of equipment will be used every lay especially now during the cold season she said The machines deliver steam to the base of the childs lungs and hpr the child breathe easier She said the equipment will be of help to asthmatic children Asthmatic children can come in have their treat ment on the machines and then go home For some children these machines will eliminate hospital admission she said Money for the ultrasonic nebulizer and the solisphcre was raised in August during Kemienfcst at refreshment stand operated by the Kiwanis Womens Auxtliary lub The club donates to various charities and offers scholar ships to local hiin schools Sterilizing to continue minister KIItIIENIIIi Ont ttIl Sterilization of mentally retarded children will continue after the nine nioiith ban on the practice has expired Ilealth Minister Dennis Iimbrcll said Thursday He told the mother of mentallyretarded girl who on behalf of herself and 34 other parents petitioned him 45mm Calling collect poor idea Dear Ann Lenders My boyfriend who is 19 years old moved to another state am 17 work parttime and do babysitting so have some money of my own get no allowance Lately Ive been having terrific hassles with my parents When Jed calls me collect they refuse to accept the call even though am sitting right there They just say Marianne isnt at home dont mind paying for his calls and as long as its my money dont think they have the rightto do this My mother says in her day no respectable boy called girl collect and no decent girl would accept such call Jed has job but hes just getting by and the only way he can talk is if pay on my end Wed all like our opinion on thisThe Sound Of His Voice Dear Voice In principle you have point Its your money and if you want to spend it on collect calls from Jed you should be able to do it Practically however your mother is right fellow who would call his girl collect except in case of emergency demonstrates lack of in tegrity and surplus of poor judgment Dear Ann Landers Id like to respond to Ive Had It who is disgruntled with the school situation am now in my 37th year of teaching in elementary schools and it will be my last have witnessed many changes in my long teaching career but the most startling changes have occurred in the children would like to tell 1H1 that children today are not the same as they were in 1953 when she was first grader Why are they different Because parents are different Many parents have no control over their children nor are they interested in their childrens progress in school This is reflected in the attitude of the little ones see Children today are overstimulated by TV and movies monsters crime etc and they have too many possessions In 1953 most teachers were single They could make home visits after school hours Today many teachers have families of their own and part of the 24 hours must be devoted to them It is true that parents are losing control of the schools Why Because the administrations and school boards have given state and federal governments the right to control by accepting federal and state funding for special programs We as teachers must follow the state and federal directives or lose state and federal moneys And now in California since Prop 13 has come in parents are going to have even less to say Sign meAfter 37 Years Ive Had It Dear After 37 Thanks for an interesting letter Youve got plenty of company Thousands of teachers wrote to say the same things Thanks to all of you Doctor Game Supports sterilization By IIt BIFFORILJONIIS Some Canadians have desire to be king for day Id prefer to close my office for day to become special tour guide Id like to tke Ontarios legislators through on institu tion for the mentally retarded It would be the most effective way to help them answer the question Should the mentally retarded be sterilized My fear is that politicians will deliver resounding philosophical speeches on democracy and civil liberties that they will then vote on this issue without firsthand knowledge and that this unreasonable thinking will spread to other provinces Lloyd Perry Ontarios Official Guardian recently stated that he considered sterilizations performed on mentally retarded children to be illegal The president of the Associa tion for the Mentally Retarded agreed that the practice should be stopped One NDP member of parliament thundered that sterilization represents monumental violation of human rights of retarded persons He asked the government to permit sterilization only after court hearing agreed with the procedure As reult the provincial health minister has halted all sterilizations of the mentally retarded conducted tour would clear up this muddled thinking Politicians would see potential parents who were unable to build pile of blocks Others who couldnt feed themselves let alone another or care for their own body functions Many have no conception of where they are or why SHOCKING IOSIIII Its shocking experience to see these people at close quarters Legal rhetoric and eloquent speeches about civil liberties suddenly seem meaningless Intellectual debate about freedom of choice is worthless What these un fortunates require is total protection from themselves and other members of society who take advantage of them ritics argue that the retarded cant give informed con sent to sterilization because they do not comprehend the implications of this procedure fail to see the logic Surely thats the very reason why the operation is considered When patient cant be taught to build one block on top of another how can we expect her or him to understand the rights and responsibilitie of childbirth and child rearing And what about the rights of the child brought into that distorted world Shouldnt that be illegal find another line of reasoning hard to accept Some psychiatrists law professors politicians and social agencies advocate multidisciplinary team of professionals to represent the interests of the retarded person IOOI 0N SURFACE It sounds good on the surface but Ive asked some of these wearned professionals point blank Do you think this par ticular child should be sterilized Trying to obtain direct answer from them in like pulling teeth out of bull They hum and haw about child that needs help 24 hours day Some professionals simply cant see the forest for the trees my guided tour Id push for more practical approach The family doctor is more aware of childs needs than committee The childs parents are often wiser too They have to cope daily with the everpresent tragedy And while desirous of normal existence for the child they are ter ribly aware of the responsibilities involved No court in all its wisdom can have the practical viewpoint of the doctor and the parents of retarded child And if sterilization is no longer pixssibility do we regress to segregated facilities for the retarded What about the right to normal communication between the sexes Birth control cannot be counted on The methods available ttxlay are too complex and demanding for the retarded And if pregnancy follows what then Abortion Childbirth INSTITUTIONS OSILY And what about the costs to the taxpayer Millions of dollars are spent on institutionaliud care of the retarded Can we afford the additional costs of multidisciplinary debates prolonged courtroom investigations and increased demands on the institutions themselves Consider the cur rent backlog of legal cases without this further burden doubt Ill be called on to lead conducted tour Few if any politicians will visit an institution before deciding this issue or knock on the door of family trying to care for mentally retarded child at home Eventually they will pass this decision along to the courts This cumbersome process will to all intents and purposes stop the sterilization of retarded children in Ontario Hopefully the rest of Canada will turn deaf ear to this province suspect that retarded patients are already becoming pregnant in our mental institutions Id appreciate hearing from anyone who has information this matter Letters can besent to PO Box 55 Niagara Falls Ontario L2E BS8