AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 268, 1994 Program axing protested - THE PROVINCIAL = govern- ment's plan to turn over health ‘care and related responsibilities to local groups is facing its first challenge here. At issue is a youth worker pro- gram contract that isn’t being renewed when it comes up the end of the month, ‘The decision was made without the involycment of the local com- ‘munity..health .council steering committee. .. This commiltce will by next ‘year furn into ‘a body that'll have management and budgetary con- trol over a wide ranging assort- iment of local heallh care and as- sociated services. It's written health minister Paul Ramsey. protesting the youth worker program's cancellation. - “This really contravenes the government's Closer to Home ‘program,”? said Mike Beausoleil of the Terrace and District Com- munity. Services Society which has the youth worker contract. _. “Even during the transition phase, we were told there would be no changes unless the steering committee was involved,’’ he said, “Were anxiously awaiting to hear what the minister has to say.” - ‘Beausoleil, who also sits for now on the health council steer- ing committee, ‘called the situa- ‘tion a lest case. ' We've been struggling with Money, Support said | vital THE CHAIRMAN of the Terrace Regional . Health Care Society’ "hopes... there. will” te | sufficient community services to handle people. being discharged. more | quickly from hospitals than pre- viously has been the case. "There has to be cnough money and support for home sup- port and home nursing,” said Lael McKeown. ‘While. it’s fine to ask for mare efficiencies from hospitals, “McKeown said there has to be sufficient community resources in place: - “There has to be a presence in the community and that is a con- cer for us,’? she added. With that in mind, McKeown said the health care society looks forward to the opening next month of the medical hostel in the former nurses’ residence on Mills Memorial’s grounds. “It’s being run by the Elks and Order of the Royal Purple and the idea is to provide a place to stay for people from out of town who, while not nceding hospital care, aren’! yet in a position to go back home. _ It can also be used by people who are getting ready to be ad- mitted to ihe hospital. “Not. just the health care society but the whole community should be in support of something like this,’’ said McKeown. She ‘said it’s still too early to determine the future of the health care society once the planned new community health councils become official. They’re intended to look after all aspects of health care, includ- ing services provided by hospi- tals. “'T believe there are efficiencics in having one board and one ad- ministrative body, but I hope the community bealth council would prepare itself for the responsibili- ty. It's an enormous task facing the community health council,’ said McKeown, ‘Formed in 1988, the Terrace Regional Health Care Society is an .amalgamation of the two boards that once looked afler Mills and Terraceview Lodge. "McKeown as ___ re-elected chairman. of the health care society at its Sept, 15 annual gen- eral miceting. The vice chairman is Glenn Thomsen while the chairman of the finance committee is Marg Van Herd, Elected. to serve three-year terms were Olga Power, Bob Cooper and Sandy Bullock. John Clift was “named to a one-year term. Mike Beausoleil the issue for months,’’ he said of measures the community services society has taken to safeguard the youth worker program. ‘‘This let- ter is our last resort.” The youth worker program has one employee, Greg McQuarrie, who works out of the blue house on the corner of Lakelse and Kalum. His responsibility is dealing with young people who have been referred by courts and who are considered to be at risk, McQuarrie works on develop- ing a healthy lifestyle with youth and with parents. “Tt’s been in existence for eight years and Greg has been an ex- cellent employce,”” said Beausoleil. kk kkk The street worker program money and other. monies are being used to hire a full time therapist and half-time psycholagist ta conduct assess- ments arising from youth court orders aud to work with scxual offenders from 12 10 i8 years of age. That level of service, based in Terrace to cover the northwest, has never existed bere before, says the provincial government official in charge. *‘We're significantly expanding our services in the Skeena region,’’ said Peter Clugston. Adolescent sexual offenders were either not detected or were sent out of the region for help, be said, Clugston said it was impossible ... to determine exact case loads but estimated that the new service, if solely devoted to counselling and treatment, could work with 30-35 offenders at any one time. “But they will also do asscss- ment and those can take a full day for each youth,’’ he said. Clugston said the new service is the result of two years of plan- ning by local and regional health care officials, The service has been designated as a provincial onc and won’t come under the direct control of the new community or regional health councils. 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