Innovative Services for our Community

OUR YEAR IN REVIEW
2013 – 2014
Innovative Services
for our Community
YEAR IN REVIEW
Like the children and families we serve, Aisling Discoveries
experienced another year of growth and development. We are
pleased to present our Year in Review.
Service innovation
• The Crying Clinic opened for service on a pilot basis in
March 2014. Developed as a Walk-In service to reach
mothers who may not access mental health services through
traditional means, the service offers support, resources and
parent education in a warm and friendly environment. • Babies’ Best Start service to the Bengali community was
increased in response to needs identified by Toronto
Public Health.
• Fathers and grandfathers were the focus of a program
initiated by Babies’ Best Start in partnership with
Families in Transition. Held on site in Hindu and
Sikh temples and at an Ontario Early Years Centre the
participants learned about the benefits of a parenting
partnership between moms and dads and how managing
stress and finances can create more time and opportunity
for nurturing children.
Reaching out to our clients
• We developed a targeted outreach strategy to inform
parents and professionals about how we can help children
reach their full potential. We serve a diverse community
where many families may be unaware that children’s
mental health and parent support programs are available.
We’ve created and distributed materials about our
specialized services for families receiving child welfare
services; our new collaborative service for moms who
have post-partum depression; our new Crying Clinic;
our seminar series on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder and our Babies’ Best Start home visiting and
birth companion programs. Decreased wait times
• Wait times across four of our most sought after services
decreased by an average of 65 days! This decrease
occurred following the introduction of a new model
of service access. New children’s mental health services
include a Walk-In Service at neighbouring East Metro
Youth Services; Brief Family Counselling Services; and
Triple P Parenting groups. We continue to assess the
impact of this new model and aim to achieve continued
improvements. The chart on page 4 illustrates the areas
of decreased wait times.
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Children and youth with Autism
Spectrum Disorder meet their goals
• Using Applied Behaviour Analysis we help children with
Autism Spectrum Disorder to build skills. By the end
of the year 92 per cent of the children in the program
had accomplished their goals by improving their skills.
The chart on page 4 illustrates the areas in which clients’
achieved their goals.
Transformation is underway
• As the provincial government continues to reshape the
way children’s mental health services are provided, we
continue to ensure that our services are responsive to
community need and well aligned with the Ministry of
Children and Youth Services’ service delivery framework.
We are working closely with the Toronto Child and Youth
Mental Health Network to advance the objectives of the
Ministry’s Moving on Mental Health initiative.
Taking care of business
• We are carefully monitoring our planning process to
ensure we meet our financial commitments and legislative
requirements. For example, our Health and Safety
Committees continue to promote a safe and positive
work environment through their Health and Wellness
fact sheets and their encouragement of regular team
discussions. We’ve implemented new accountability
checklists to assist the Board of Directors in carrying
out its fiduciary responsibilities. We’re gearing up for
accreditation through the new Canadian Centre for
Accreditation in 2014-2015 and have implemented
checks and balances to meet and exceed the CCA’s
standards. Keeping up to date
• Our Centre has a strong commitment to continuous
quality improvement demonstrated through our robust
staff training program. This year was no exception and
staff received training in short term therapy, attachment,
infant mental health, child poverty, anxiety, Autism
Spectrum Disorder and much more.
Tracy Hsu
President
Betty Kashima
Executive Director
AISLING DISCOVERIES HELPS
FAMILIES IN MANY WAYS
Presenting
Problems
Reported
in Clinical
PRESENTING
PROBLEMS
REPORTED
IN CLINICAL
PROGRAMS
Programs
54%
Behavioural
16%
Problem
Biological/Developmental
9%
Complex
39%
Emotional
11%
Psychiatric
This chart reflects the major presenting problems
of the children who accessed service in our
mental health programs during 2013/2014. The
majority of families (54%) reported that their
children were having behavioural problems,
including aggressiveness and defiance. A large
portion of children (39%) were also reported
to have emotional problems, including anxiety
and separation/loss issues. Also, over 1 in every
6 children experienced some form of trauma,
including witnessing domestic violence.
13%
Social
18%
Trauma
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
ELS FOR AUTISM SUPPORTS AISLING DISCOVERIES
Aisling Discoveries
Child and Family
Centre was a proud
participant in the
Els for Autism-Canada’s first golf tournament in Toronto,
which took place
on September 23,
2013. Through arrangements made by
our Centre’s Board
member Bob Simon,
Scarboro Golf and
Country Club generously donated the
green fees for this
event to raise funds for autism. Els for Autism-Canada is a Canadian-based
organization committed to helping people diagnosed on the autism spectrum
live healthy, productive lives. The foundation is raising funds across Canada
by hosting golf tournaments in major cities. Aisling Discoveries staff provided
volunteer support to the tournament in Scarborough. We were thrilled to
receive a generous grant from Els for Autism-Canada to purchase IPADS
for our children to use in treatment in our Toronto Partnership for Autism
Services. The Pieces of Hope quilt was created and generously donated by
Barbara Ataman as a symbol of autism awareness and advocacy.
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FACTS AND FIGURES
Children and Families Served
2013 - 2014
Mental Health Services
Family, Group and Individual Counselling
Infant Child Treatment
Wait List Services
Student Support Services
Child Care Consultation
Priority Access
Day Treatment
Scarborough Agencies Sexual Abuse Treatment
Dads’ Connection
Residence
793
219
190
70
95
76
58
45
33
11
Autism Services
COMMUNITY SUPPORT & MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH
SERVICES – Individuals Served
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
444
116
75
ABA Services
Family Support Coach Services
TPAS IBI Services
Early Intervention Services
Growing Healthy Together Prenatal Nutrition Program
Toronto Preschool Speech and Language Services
Babies’ Best Start –Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
Babies’ Best Start - CAPC
Total Served
749
729
514
220
0
Children attending
groups and school
presentations
– 1,966
Parents attending
groups, presentations
and workshops
– 2,729
Professionals
attending workshops
and presentations
– 677
4,437
REDUCTION IN WAIT TIME
FOR FAMILY TREATMENT SERVICES
GOAL ACHIEVEMENT ABA SERVICES 2013-2014
Between April 2013 and March 2014
Average number of days waiting decreased by:
61
Clients served
Clients who
achieved goals
Behaviour Management
80
Family Counselling
108
Intensive Child and
Family Services
19
Priority Access
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Applied Behaviour Analysis-based services and supports provide skill building
services to children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder to improve their
communication, social and interpersonal, daily living, and behavioural/emotional
skills. The service is provided in small groups according to age, targeted domain of
skill building and appropriate curriculum level. Primary goals for each client are
set in consultation with parents and data is recorded against these goals to determine if they are achieved and the timeframe required to reach acquisition. This
chart shows the number of clients who successfully acquired their primary goal in
each quarter along with the total number of clients served in the same time period.
AISLING DISCOVERIES CHILD
AND FAMILY CENTRE
SUMMARIZED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2014
OperatingSpecial Purpose Total
Total
Fund Fund
2014 2013
Revenues
Government grants
Ministry of Children and Youth Services $9,702,197 $
-
$ 9,702,197
$ 9,565,515
City of Toronto 1,718,222 - 1,718,222
$ 1,826,458
Public Health Agency of Canada 949,680 - 949,680 821,488
United Way 294,844 - 294,844 307,245
Project grants and contracts 1,397,772 -1,397,772
1,448,534
Donations and fund-raising
20,000122,385 142,385 251,358
Other income 101,028
-
101,028
82,364
Investment income -70,375 70,375 56,971
14,183,743192,760
14,376,503
14,359,933
Expenses
Salaries and wages 9,949,399 -9,949,399
10,010,055
Employee benefits
1,984,6891,984,689
1,948,192
Transportation and communication 200,266 1,151 201,417 221,703
Services
1,655,74449,3951,705,139
1,507,580
Supplies and equipment 396,75145,633 442,384 471,989
14,186,84996,179
14,283,028
14,159,519
Depreciation and amortization of property
and equipment 198,17817,453 215,631 303,250
Amortization of deferred capital contributions (154,979) (17,453)
(172,432) (247,497)
Amortization of lease inducements
(50,834)
- (50,834) (71,867)
14,179,214
96,179 14,275,393 14,143,405
Excess of revenues over expenses for the year $
4,529
$ 96,581
$ 101,110
$
216,528
Complete audited financial statements are available upon request from the office of the Executive Director
Discoveries
and
Family
Centre
AISLING DISCOVERIES CHILDAisling
AND FAMILY
CENTRE - Child
12 Year
Revenue
Trend
12 Year Revenue Trend
$16,000,000
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Revenue
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2014
A great big thanks to you!
We appreciate the support of individuals, businesses and organizations shown here, whose generosity has
helped us make a difference in the lives of children and families in our community.
Donations received from April 2013 to March 2014 are listed below. We apologize for any omissions and errors.
Donors
up to $199
Anne Richards & Robert Bentley
Carol Annett
Zamin Baqar
Yvonne Bohr
Michael Bowman
Nicole Burke
Ken and Patricia Clee
Helen Correia
Don Deathe
Digitcom Canada Inc.
Robert Dilworth
Valerie Dunham
Ruth Ehrlich
Imelda Foster
Lynne Freeland
Caron Gabbidon
Elizabeth Godwin
Carol Gray
Paul Halloran
Steve Halloran
Sally Haydock
William J. Hazlewood
Alastair Heath
Tracy Hsu
Kronos Painting Co.
John LaPorta
Tyrone Medley
Antoinette Moulton
Gordon Mount
Katherine Murphy
N.Y.A.D. Community Inc.
Judy and Jim Patterson
Postmedia Integrated Advertising
Rosemary Purwins
Debbie Schatia
Craig Shields
Noel Choi-Man Sou
Spacca Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Rodeen and Steven Stein
$200 to $499
Sponsors
Craig & Janette Armour
Dianne Bradley
Carolyn Buck
George Denier
James DiGiacomo
Diane Evans
Indira Krunic
Brandi Oles
Jacob Waks
Deborah Wolfe
Avison Young
BEST Funds
BMO
Chaitons LLP
Charton Hobbs
CIBC Private Wealth Management
Clarke Henning Management
Services Ltd.
Corporate Solutions Inc.
CTV Toronto
Green Reason
Kirsh Design
Lexus of Richmond Hill
McCarney Greenwood
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Moore-McLean Insurance Group
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
PACE Consulting
Qualified Financial Services Inc.
Richardson GMP
SECLON
Sutton Compliance Communications
Sygnet System Inc.
The Mills Team – Royal LePage
Yangaroo Inc.
$500 to $999
Rita Bode and Brian O’Byrne
Can Am Ingredients
Robert J. Cooper
Norm Fraser
Ethan Goldberg
NEI Investments
Robert Simon
Sam Siu
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
$1,000 to $9,999
CIBC Children’s Foundation
CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish
Emery Investments
Betty Kashima
Margaret Wood Estate
Scott & Amanda Sinclair
United Way Toronto Designated
Donors
$10,000 or more
Els for Autism Canada
RBC Foundation
Thank you to our supporters who bought
holiday season greeting cards and attended our events.
In Kind
Anonymous
Barberian’s Steak House
Lynda Barrett
Baton Rouge Restaurant & Bar
BMO
Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle
Kathrin Bohr
Lorne Burns
C&R Auto Body Ltd.
Caterpillar Financial Services Ltd.
Dr. William Chan
Charton Hobbs
CIBC Imperial Services
CIBC Private Wealth Management
Clear Medicine
Coppinwood
Teresa Correia
Custom Door & Lock Service
Dentons
John Donaldson
Ernie Els
Zel Fellegi
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Barbara Gilmour
Goliath Golf Group Inc.
Heenan Blaikie
Ian Martin Ltd
Kaneff Golf Group
KPMG LLP
Kraft Canada
Lexus of Richmond Hill
Metro Golf Dome
Multi-Health Systems Inc.
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Orchestra Toronto
Orlando Pinzon
Postmedia Integrated Advertising
Quarry Golf Club
Keith Rasmus
Royal Bank of Canada
Scarboro Golf & Country Club
Scarborough Town Centre Holdings Inc.
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Bill Semrau
Ute Shaw
Robert Simon
Sony Music Entertainment
Canada Inc.
Diana Spacca
TD Bank, America’s Most
Convenient
Television Bureau of Canada
TEVA Canada
The Boulevard Club Limited
The Data Group of Companies
The Mills Team – Royal LePage
Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club
Vertical Restaurant & Bar
Warner Music Canada
WestJet Airlines
Winners Merchants International
Robert and Valerie Witterick
Yellow Pages Group
We would like to say a special word of thanks to our
volunteers, those who give the priceless gift of time. Their
energy and enthusiasm are invaluable to our work.
Helping parents raise happy,
healthy children.
Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre
325 Milner Avenue, Suite 110
Scarborough, ON M1B 5N1
Tel: (416) 321-5464 Fax: (416) 321-1510
www.aislingdiscoveries.on.ca
Email: [email protected]
Accredited by Children’s
Mental Health Ontario
Funding Partners 2013-2014
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
City of Toronto
Public Health Agency of Canada
United Way Toronto
Human Resources and Skills Development
Canada
Agincourt Community Services Association
Aisling Discoveries Child and Family
Foundation
East Metro Youth Services
East Scarborough Boys and Girls Club
Els for Autism Canada
Malvern Family Resource Centre
Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and
Youth Mental Health
RBC Children’s Mental Health Project
Rosalie Hall
Rouge Valley Health System
Surrey Place Centre
West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre
Youthlink
YWCA of Toronto
Corporate and Private Donors
Corporate Sponsors
We are grateful for the support that we receive
from our funding partners.
Board of Directors 2013-2014
Tracy Hsu – President
Scott Sinclair – Vice President
Nadia Sahadeo – Treasurer
Zamin Baqar – Secretary
Stephen Corbett
Rob Dilworth
George Ganas
Bill Hazlewood
Kai Ly
Tyrone Medley
Antoinette Moulton
Kathy Murphy
Jordan Ross
Debbie Schatia
Bob Simon
Foundation Board of Directors
Scott Sinclair – President
Gregory Ross – Vice President
Zamin Baqar– Secretary/Treasurer
Paul Batho
Deborah Wolfe