Morning Breakout Session 2 – Changing Child Welfare

Session Questions

How do child welfare involvement, family separation, and homelessness intersect in the lives of families? What changes to child protection law and child welfare practice can help families stay safe, stay together, and stay housed?  What are the opportunities for action, and what can organizations and individuals do? What is being done within the child welfare system to make change happen?  How well are social workers engaging with clients?

The Ending Family Homelessness Symposium was held 7 November 2008 at Hart House, University of Toronto.  All session notes are based on discussion in sessions, and do not necessarily represent the consensus of all present.