Identity area
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Children's Mental Health Services Branch
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The Children's Mental Health Services Branch was created in the Ontario Ministry of Health in 1976 during a ministry restructuring. It assumed some of the functions of the former Allied Health Disciplines Branch. While in the Ministry of Health, the branch formed part of the Direct Services Division. On July 1, 1977 the branch was transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Children's Services Division in the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
In 1979 the Child Mental Health Services Branch was dissolved. Its functions were assumed by the ministry area offices throughout Ontario.
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The Children's Mental Health Services Branch provided clinical, financial, and administrative advice to several mental health facilities licensed by the province of Ontario (as well as a small number of unlicensed facilities). The branch was also responsible for the licensing of children’s mental health facilities and for providing operating funds.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
RG 10 Inventory; Ministry of Community and Social Services Annual Reports, 1977-1979.
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana authorities.
Archivist(s):
Bill Hughey