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Review of Advocacy for Vulnerable Adults
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The Review of Advocacy for Vulnerable Adults was announced by Ian Scott, Attorney General for Ontario, on December 16, 1986. The impetus for the review came about from a submission of a group called Concerned Friends of Ontario Residents in Care Facilities which called for non-legal advocacy for vulnerable adults in Ontario.
The Review was headed by Father Sean O'Sullivan, and reported to the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. It encouraged written submissions and held over ninety informal meetings with concerned parties. Formal hearings were not held. The Review was supported by three advisory committees made up of consumers, providers and affected ministries. It also visited institutions and conducted research into advocacy programs.
The Review examined five different options for providing advocacy in Ontario. Of these, it recommended a shared advocacy model, which was based on a sharing of responsibility for the delivery of advocacy services among government, volunteers and community groups. Using this model, the Review recommended that the government of Ontario should create an Advocacy Commission, the purpose of which would be to ensure advocacy for vulnerable adults. The Review also urged statutory authority for trained and certified advocates who would be empowered to have access to institutions and care facilities and meet privately with residents.
The Review was completed in 1987.
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The Review of Advocacy for Vulnerable Adults investigated the need for social advocacy in order to ensure the rights of disadvantaged individuals and groups in Ontario, including the frail elderly, the physically handicapped, the mentally disabled, and the developmentally handicapped.
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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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Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Archives of Ontario, Series RG18-542
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
B. Krawczyk, R. Anger