Transition Roadmap

“We are at our wits' end”

Robert DeVet — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:58:51 +0000

Mother says son discharged from institution without being offered alternative

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – In the morning of October 7th Brenda Webb received a devastating phone call from the Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Waterville.

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Stonewalled: a story with legs

Robert DeVet — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:15:18 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – A failed attempt by the Halifax Media Co-op to get a clear response from the Department of Community Services has triggered a review by Communications Nova Scotia (CNS).

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Stonewalled by Community Services

Robert DeVet — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:13:21 +0000

10 questions, 20 bureaucrats, 15 days, two paragraphs of platitudes

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – The Department of Community Services responds to factual questions about its transformation of services for people with disabilities with nothing but platitudes.

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The department's response to the Freedom of Information request

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Budget cuts justification baffles non-profit group

Robert DeVet — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:49:39 +0000

Freedom of Information request suggests there may be more cuts coming

KJIPUKTUK, (HALIFAX) - It was never entirely clear why earlier this year the Department of Community Services chose to cut discretionary

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Discretionary Grants presentation

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Locked up for no reason

Robert DeVet — Wed, 20 May 2015 14:41:44 +0000

Human Rights complaint about institutionalization goes to Board of Inquiry

KJIPUKTUK, (HALIFAX) - In Nova Scotia people who live with developmental disabilities are kept locked up for years on end.

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Is this a response? Email exchange between Halifax Media Co-op and Community Services

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Cuts impact community groups' ability to operate

Robert DeVet — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:08:38 +0000

KJIPUKTUK, (HALIFAX) - Reduced financial support by the Department of Community Services makes it difficult for at least some community groups to continue to operate.

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List of known grant reductions

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Residential wait list for people with disabilities higher than ever

Robert DeVet — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:07:32 +0000

Community Services Transition Roadmap lost its way, critics fear

(KJIPUKTUK), HALIFAX - For a long time people labelled with intellectual or physical disabilities have pointed to insufficient community-based assisted living arrangements in Nova Scotia.

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Code of Silence at Community Services

Robert DeVet — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:14:05 +0000

Department not sharing information, say community partners

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Earlier promises by the Department of Community Services to become more open and accountable have not been met, say community groups who advocate on behalf of people labelled with intellectua

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Calling the cops

Robert DeVet — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:45:34 +0000

Police interventions at large institutions surging

(K'JIPUKTUK) HALIFAX – Charlie Lemon still experiences flashbacks from the days he was institutionalized in the Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre.

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stats_for_pdf_amended.pdf

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Support organization calls for inquest into violent death of Quest resident

Robert DeVet — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:58:59 +0000

Quest and Community Services share responsibility, mother of Quest inmate believes

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - A public inquest into the violent death of a resident at the Quest Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Lower Sackville is not necessary.

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Community Services Transition Roadmap hits speed bump

Robert DeVet — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:26:43 +0000

"Clear strategic plan" ready in fall, pilot projects to be announced this spring

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Last September, the Department of Community Services did something bureaucracies don't often do. It changed its mind. In public.

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Fresh hope for people with disabilities?

Robert DeVet — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:19:46 +0000

Government promises more individualized approaches, closing of institutions

A new government report on Community Services Services for People with Disabilities

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