2023 OMSSA Forum
Exploring Human Services: Practices from Near and Far
OMSSA hosted more than 360 people from across Ontario for our 2023 Forum held on September 26th and 27th.
Thank you to all of those who presented, moderated, attended, engaged, and helped make the Forum a success. Our Conference provided the opportunity for all human services staff to take a glimpse beyond their regions, and the province, to better understand the national and global state of social services, and how to collectively approach common challenges.
Over two days, the Forum focused on experts and human services staff from near and far who spoke to how they administer service-based social programs and develop innovative policies.
Thank You to Our Planning Committee
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(Co-Chair) Tod Duncan, OMSSA
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(Co-Chair) Nalisha Sankreacha, OMSSA
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Stuart Beumer, County of Wellington
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Craig Cooper, City of London
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Kim Crew, Municipality of Chatham-Kent
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Christie Herrington, OMSSA
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Rob Kirsic, OMSSA
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Christine MacDonald, County of Bruce
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Miranda Mackie, City of Greater Sudbury
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Nakiema Palmer, Region of Peel
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Andrew Scavarelli, County of Simcoe
Full Program Details
Event Location
The 2023 OMSSA Forum took place online.
Presentations and Materials
Please note: OMSSA will share speaker presentations and materials once we have permission to do so.
John Connolly, et al., The Leadership of Co-Production in Health and Social Care Integration in Scotland: A Qualitative Study
John Connolly, Integrating health and social care: seven steps for success
Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star), Doctors at St. Mike’s launch project to address root causes of poor health
Andrew D. Pinto, et al., Integrating health and social care for children in Canada
Andrew D. Pinto, et al., Employment Interventions in Health Settings: A Systematic Review and Synthesis
Blair Niblett, Kim Hiscott, et al., Partnering for Outdoor Play: A Case Study of Forest and Nature School Programming in the Context of Licensed Child Care in Ottawa, Ontario
Christine Alden, Why the outdoors should be an integral part of every early learning and child-care program
The Lawson Foundation, Advancing Outdoor Play and Early Childhood Education: A Discussion Paper (May 2019)
Michal Perlman, et al., How and Why Did Outdoor Play Become a Central Focus of Scottish Early Learning and Care Policy?
Michal Perlman, Petr Varmuza, and Samantha Burns, Ontario needs to remove barriers to child-care subsidies for low-income families
