My second set is for the Minister of Health and Social Services.
The Child and Youth Care Counselling Initiative is one of the Government of the Northwest Territories' programs intended to increase mental health supports for children and youth. The initiative was administered by the Department of Education, Culture and Employment until its multiphased multiyear transition to the Department of Health and Social Services.
I submit the following questions to the Minister of Health and Social Services:
Can the Minister explain how the Department of Health and Social Services prepared for the new child youth care counsellor positions; for example, did the department consult with existing child youth care counsellors and were other programs consulted on the integration into the department's existing activities?
Can the Minister explain the turnover rate for child and youth care counsellors?
Can the Minister describe how the child and youth care counsellors work with school administration?
Can the Minister describe how the Department of Health and Social Services works with school administrators to evaluate the effectiveness of the program? And,
Has there been any reporting or results produced from the child and youth care counsellor program?
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
