Family advisory council
Family members and caregivers help shape our work by sharing insights, experiences, and perspectives grounded in the realities families navigate every day.
Family advisory council
Guided by the voices of families and caregivers
Our family advisory council brings together caregivers and family members from across Ontario whose experiences help inform our priorities, initiatives, and approaches to system improvement.
The council helps ensure our work stays connected to the realities families experience while navigating mental health, substance use health, and addictions services for children and young people.
When you engage families and caregivers, you are speaking to the heart of healthcare. Families often provide most of a young person’s care outside clinical settings — we see what others may miss, what works in real life, and where young people fall through the gaps.
— Angie Hamson, Family Engagement Specialist
How the council works
Advisory members meet regularly throughout the year to share feedback, collaborate on projects, and contribute to discussions that support system improvement efforts.
Members participate in:
Project consultations
Resource feedback
Speaking opportunities
Strategic discussions
Interested in joining the council?
Recruitment is currently closed, but we’d still love to hear from you.
Get in touch with our team to learn more and be notified about future opportunities.
2025-26 council members
We are grateful to the family members and caregivers who generously lend their time, insights, and experiences to strengthen our work.