I have a further return to a question asked by Mr. Antoine on June 26,1992. The tri-ministry committee, which is examining services to children, is in the process of collecting data from a variety of sources including schools, boards and divisional boards of education, and professionals such as audiologists and special interest groups. In particular, the committee is looking at the numbers of children who need services, what services they need and how many need multiple services.
The committee is identifying the specific services provided by Education, Health and Social Services, and is collecting existing studies and reports on services provided to children. It is also conducting research on models of collaborative services provided elsewhere in North America.
In addition to collecting written information, the tri-ministry committee has met with a number of individuals involved in providing services. The committee will continue to meet, collect and assess information on services to children this summer. It will report back to the three departments in the fall on the results of the data collection phase of its work, and make recommendations for the next phase of this comprehensive study on services to children at that time.