Report - George Hull Centre

Annual Report
2005-2006
From the Board Chair and Executive Director
The George Hull Centre is dedicated to children, youth and families.
Families who have faced the pain, suffering and despair of interrupted lives.
With courage, they have come for help.
Children in trouble.
Children with depression.
Children with school problems.
Children with drug problems.
Children who want to die.
The Centre offers hope and healing through a full range of mental health services.
To children and youth, from birth through to age eighteen, and their families.
Our staff – early childhood educators, child and youth workers, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists
and speech and language pathologists – are united by a common commitment to work tirelessly to support
children and their families to become strong and healthy.
The dedication, skill, professionalism and caring that every one of the staff demonstrates is what makes
The George Hull Centre such an outstanding organization.
Brigid Murphy
Board Chair
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Elizabeth Ridgely M.S.W., R.S.W.
Executive Director
I battled with obesity, alcoholism, depression and issues with self-mutilation. I was angry and
hostile because I felt a void inside like a part of me was missing. But because of the seemingly
endless patience of staff at the George Hull Centre I started to slowly mend. It was a long hard
struggle. It is my strong belief that it is the people that stand with you in time of need that
influence you the most in life. I owe my self-knowledge and happiness to the George Hull Centre.
Without them, I don’t think that I would have made it as far as I have.
Girls House Client
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Mission Statement
The George Hull Centre is one of Ontario’s leading multidisciplinary, innovative children’s mental
health centres.
The purpose of The George Hull Centre is to reduce suffering and to enhance the quality of life of
children, youth and families.
The George Hull Centre engages the community, its families and volunteers in a variety of partnerships to
provide hope, solutions and positive outcomes.
Rose attended the Best Start Program with her infant son. She had no family support and
a stormy relationship with her baby’s father. Staff helped her with her family relationships,
future goals, academic upgrading, life skills and infant care.
Eight years later, she is married, volunteers for a women’s shelter and belongs to a church group
helping young single mothers. She returned to visit and presented staff with one hundred
dollars. Bursting into tears, she told how she had frequently stolen milk and food from the
program cupboards when she was desperate.
She credits the program with giving her the strength and skill to raise her son competently.
The Centre is most appreciative of the visit to the Clear Directions Program by the Honourable George
Smitherman, Minister of Health, Government of Ontario. Not only did the Minister spend time with our
clients who have severe substance abuse problems, he also invited them to visit his office. These clients had
an inside look at government in action. They joined him for lunch. It was a life changing experience for
our clients!
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The warmth and incredible support made a huge difference in our feelings of desperation.
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The Year In Review
The George Hull Centre served 4,050 children and families in 2006-2007.
Prevention and Early Intervention Services include the Best Start Program, Preschool Speech &
Language Services, the Ontario Early Years Centre, the Etobicoke Preschool Consultation Group, the
Highfield Community Enrichment Project, and the Etobicoke Brighter Futures Coalition. 3,077 families
used these services. The unique aspect of this service continues to be the linkage between programs. A child
can move easily from one program to another program, depending on the need.
The Community Clinic offered 19 groups and workshops to 298 parents and children on the waiting
list, in treatment and from the community. The multidisciplinary team provided assessment and family
treatment to 622 families who were distraught about their children. The suffering endured by the child
and the family as they struggle with disheartening conditions such as depression, anxiety, school refusal,
substance abuse, aggression, learning difficulties, and suicidal ideation, erodes the soul. The dilemma of
need for service and availability of service permeates all children’s mental health centres.
The Boys House, a long-term residential treatment program, served 14 disturbed adolescents. The boys
come with heartache, which is expressed through anger and extremely self destructive behaviours. Group
and individualized programming is designed to provide a range of opportunities that promote self-esteem,
confidence and skill development.
The Girls House, a long-term residential treatment program, served 12 disturbed adolescents. The
girls come with heartache, which is expressed through self-destructive symptoms, such as severe underachievement, suicidal behaviours, cutting, prostitution, drug and alcohol abuse. Most have been sexually
abused. Most have given up on themselves and their ability to develop a life worth saving.
The School Program is a partnership program with the Toronto Catholic District School Board and
the Toronto District School Board. It served 54 adolescents from the Boys House, Girls House, and the
community. The troubled lives of our students have left them far behind academically. This program
eases the academic struggle with classroom adventures in theatre, sports and musical performances. The
partnership between the teacher and the child and youth workers is exemplary. Both are needed for our
students who walk into the classroom with their heads down.
Clear Directions: In partnership with Breakaway and the Toronto District School Board, the mission of
Clear Directions is to help young people, whose lives have been shattered by drugs and alcohol, break the
cycle of addiction, rebuild their lives and become productive members of the community. The multidisciplinary team, working with a harm reduction philosophy, engages youth by acknowledging and building
on strength, instilling hope and inviting family and friends into the class and therapy rooms.
Children’s Mental Health Ontario: The George Hull Centre has been successfully re-accredited for a four
year period. The CMHO accreditation standards reflect community needs and current practices, as well
as emerging trends in the field of children’s mental health. In 2005, Elizabeth Ridgely was elected to the
Board of CMHO and co-chairs its Public Policy Committee.
The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
Research, Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance
Director: Dr. Sandra Cunning
The George Hull Centre is committed to research, program evaluation and continuous quality
improvement in an effort to ensure the delivery of high quality and effective services to the children and
families it serves.
From the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview, we know that over 60% of the families seen by the
Centre were having more difficulties in functioning than 98% of the general population.
When children and families completed services, we found that 84% of children showed significant
improvement in functioning.
Clients expressed high levels of satisfaction with clinical services, workshops and groups. 88% to 99% of
respondents indicated that they would either return for services at the Centre or recommend the Centre to
a friend. 92% of referring professionals indicated that they would continue to refer families to the Centre.
The Research Department has been involved in the development of the Child and Youth Services Information
System for the Ministry of Children and Youth Services. The project is led by the Mothercraft Institute for
Early Development and supported by the Ministry of Finance.
The Etobicoke Brighter Futures Coalition (EBFC) is a forty-member collaborative of agencies, groups
and individuals, which provides programs and services to improve the health and well-being of high-risk
children between zero and six years of age. Dr. Cunning recently completed a two-year evaluation study
of eight Health Canada funded EBFC programs and the Coalition itself. Over 500 clients participated in
the evaluation.
Results of the study demonstrated that the programs were consistently reaching the most vulnerable
children and families in our community. Over 80% of adult participants were born outside of Canada,
with 70% living in Canada for less than five years. Approximately 50% of participants reported an annual
income of under $15,000. A significant proportion of families (approximately 40%) are headed by lone
parents, the majority of whom are women.
The most significant outcome was that clients reported feeling significantly more connected to their
communities and to the available supports after participating in Brighter Futures programs, effectively
reducing their sense of isolation, a significant risk factor for families.
“
You may not know the reasons I do not make it to school in the mornings. Some days, I just don’t
have the drive to get out of bed. Why do I sleep? To escape what is really happening around me.
Why don’t I wake up in the mornings? Because I don’t want to face a new day. A new day brings
loose ends, false hope, another number to add to a list of the unaccomplished. Why do I sleep?
Because I do not want to wake.
Girl, age 16, School Program
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The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
Family Group Conferencing Project of Toronto
Launched in 1998, the Family Group Conferencing Project of Toronto is run by a unique child welfarechildren’s mental health partnership: Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, Catholic Children’s Aid Society of
Toronto, Native Child and Family Services, The Etobicoke Children’s Centre, The George Hull Centre for
Children and Families and Yorktown Child and Family Services.
The project is supported by a research team, led by Dr. Sandra Cunning, with funding from the Centre of
Excellence for Child Welfare, University of Toronto, and Hedge Funds Care.
Research findings clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of family group conferencing in giving families
a voice in planning for children who are in need of protection and keeping these children within their
extended family.
The Family Group Conferencing Project of Toronto has received a total of 340 referrals. A total of 1,571
adults, family members and friends, and 558 children attended conferences.
Plans have been developed for 248 children. For children who are in the care of child welfare because of
abuse and neglect. For the care and safety of teenage mothers and their unborn babies. For children with a
terminally ill or mentally ill parent.
87% of the children remained with or were returned to their families.
The Family Group Conferencing Project of Toronto has provided training and consultation around
the province. The Child Welfare Secretariat, Ministry of Children and Youth Services, has funded the
publication of the Project’s training manual for distribution across the province.
In addition to numerous presentations in Ontario, Daniel Bogue, Dr. Sandra Cunning and Inshirah
Hassabu of The George Hull Centre have presented for the past five years at the annual American Humane
Association’s International Family Group Decision Making Conference. Daniel Bogue and Elizabeth
Ridgely presented Family Group Conferencing in October 2005 at the Accademia Di Psicoterapia della
Famiglia International Family Therapy Symposium in Italy.
Training Future Professionals
Through the Centre’s formal affiliation agreement with the University of Toronto, the Centre offers
learning opportunities to students from various professional disciplines.
This year, the Centre provided learning opportunities for one resident in psychiatry, four social work
students, two Speech and Language Pathology students, 62 medical students, and two medical students
from the Determinants of Community Health Program.
The Centre also welcomed 12 child and youth work students from George Brown, Humber, Seneca and
Mohawk Colleges and Ryerson University. 12 nursing students from Humber College and one nursing
student from Ryerson University/George Brown College were placed at the Highfield Community
Enrichment Project.
The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
Family Therapy Training Program
Director: Elizabeth Ridgely, M.S.W., R.S.W.
Faculty: Daniel Bogue, M.S.W., R.S.W., Jane Bray, M.S.W., R.S.W., Martha Howard, M.S.W., R.S.W.
The George Hull Centre is committed to the training and development of professionals working in the
field. The Family Therapy Training Program offers both theoretical and clinical training to professionals
across disciplines and across the country to promote family therapy as a central component of the
treatment of children and adolescents.
This year, the Family Therapy Training Program had 78 trainees in programs including the Theoretical
Frameworks Seminar Series, Extern Program, Marital Therapy Seminar. A one day workshop on racism was
presented by Dr. Ken Hardy, Professor, Syracuse University, who is known internationally for his work in
the area of diversity and family therapy.
During the past year, Elizabeth Ridgely provided family therapy consultation to Rapport Youth and Family
Services, Brampton, and Family Service Association of Toronto. She presented on Couples in Crisis, Alliant
International University, San Diego, California; on Two Cultures: One Family at the Ontario School
Counsellors Association Parents Conference, Toronto; on Consent and Confidentiality at the Ontario
College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers Education Day, Toronto.
We Love Our 141 Volunteers!
They sit on the Board of the Centre. They sit on the Highfield Project Steering Committee. They sit on the
Parents’ Association. They help in the classroom. They help with groups. They tutor children. They lead
reading circles. They provide support to parents. They make snacks – hundreds a week at our early years
programs and 1,150 a day at Highfield Junior School.
Honorary mention to members of the Kiwanis Club of Humber Valley and the North Albion Collegiate
Leadership Class who help run the Highfield Breakfast Club for 150 children every morning.
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The warmth and incredible support made a huge difference in our feelings of desperation. Our
child was immediately made to feel that someone was listening! The help and support will never
be forgotten or under-appreciated!
Parent, Community Clinic
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The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
Michael Syron Memorial Bursary
The Michael Syron Memorial Bursary was established in honour of the founding Board Chair of the
Centre, whose dedication and ideals contributed to the Centre and to the Etobicoke community. Funded
by his children, Laura Syron, Stephanie Taaffe and Philip Syron, the bursary is presented annually to a
university or college bound student graduating from a school located in the former City of Etobicoke. The
award assists students who have done well in school and contributed to the community despite adverse
personal circumstances.
The 2005 Michael Syron Memorial Bursary of one thousand dollars was awarded to Granit Binaku, a
graduate of North Albion Collegiate Institute, to study Kinesiology at York University. Granit came to
Canada six years ago, fleeing the war in Kosovo.
Smaller awards of two hundred and fifty dollars each were given to Aziza Mohammed, a graduate of
Richview Collegiate Institute, to study International Relations and Political Science at Trinity College,
University of Toronto, and to Nikisha Dowlatsingh, a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts, to
study at Western University.
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There were many times when I felt that the George Hull Centre was a lifeline for my family and I
will always be grateful for all of the help and support we received.
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Honorary Members of The George Hull Centre
1985-1990 Clive Chamberlain, m.d., f.r.c.p.(c), Founding Executive Director
Speakers who enriched our Annual Meetings with their thinking, their advocacy and their presence:
2005 Alia Hogben
1998
Dr. Susan Bradley
2004
Ellie Tesher 1996
Michael Valpy
2003
June Callwood 1995
Anne-Marie Stewart
2002
Susan Perren
1994
His Excellency Allan Rock
2001
The Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain
1993
Tony Silipo
2000
The Hon. Hilary M. Weston 1992
Dr. Thelma Jean Goodrich
1999
Jeffery Wilson
1991
Dr. Colin Maloney
The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
Fundraising Events:
The George Hull Centre Golf Tournament, August 2005
$38,000
A beautiful day. A beautiful golf course. National Pines Golf Club.
A delicious lunch. A delicious silent auction.
The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, September 2005
$37,500
Another beautiful day.
With the Honourable George Smitherman running for The George Hull Centre.
The RBC Poker Tournament for Children’s Mental Health, February 2006
$181,800
A beautiful evening at RBC. A beautiful view. Beautiful food.
Hosted and sponsored by RBC Capital Markets.
Other sponsors: The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company
Lombard Canada Ltd.
Hope Travels, March 2006
$8,000
A beautiful dinner. A beautiful restaurant, Trapezzi Supper Club.
A beautiful silent auction. A wonderful evening celebrating the Girls House.
Contributing to the Girls House summer plan of driving to Newfoundland.
Boys Helping Boys, Royal St. George’s College, April 2006 $3,275
A beautiful pasta dinner. Beautiful music. A beautiful silent auction.
Wonderful dancing by Sole2Soul and Hawaiian Pacific Magic.
Contributing to the Boys House summer plan of driving to Vancouver.
The George Hull Centre 20th Anniversary Gala, May 2006
A beautiful dinner at the Capitol Event Theatre. A beautiful silent auction.
A beautiful evening enhanced by Sonja Smits and Alan Frew.
Signature Sponsor: The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company
Helping Hand Sponsors: The Boiler Insurance and Inspection Company of Canada
Cade Associates Insurance Brokers Limited
Deloitte and Touche LLP
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Miller Thomson LLP
Red Apple Entertainment
Symcor Inc.
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$70,000
Financial Highlights
12 Month Period Ending March 31, 2006
$000’s
Revenue
Provincial Subsidy 6,165
Donations
396
Family Group Conferencing
126
Highfield Nutrition Program
82
Etobicoke Preschool Consultation
71
Highfield Child Care Program
22
Family Therapy Training Program 18
Interest and expense recoveries
Total Revenue
7,060
Expenditures
Salaries and benefits
5,353
Building Occupancy
534
Professional Services
298
Program and Client Expenses
307
Office and Administration
227
Awareness
Amortization
Travel and Vehicle
56
Training and Recruitment
23
Family Therapy Training Program
11
180
85
116
Total Expenditures
7,010
Funds Received and Managed on behalf of:
Etobicoke Brighter Futures Health Canada CAPC
182
United Way Success by Six
110
Other
Toronto Preschool Speech and
Language Services
Provincial funding through the City of Toronto
Other
13
1,112
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Making A Difference
The Centre gratefully acknowledges the generous support of its donors.
Corporate
407 etr Concession Company Limited
Absolutely Fine Foods
AIM Health Group
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
All-Seasons Home Improvement
Aurion Capital Management Inc.
Aviva Canada Inc.
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Nova Scotia
Baron Insurance Services Inc.
Bartimaeus Inc.
Bass Associates Ltd.
Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP
BMO Nesbitt Burns
BMW Group Canada
Boiler Inspection and Insurance
Company of Canada
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Cade Associates Insurance Brokers Limited
Can-Am Food Brokers Limited
Carruthers Financial and Associates Inc.
Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP
Central Ontario Regional Council
of Carpenters, Drywall
and Allied Workers
Club Link
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Cuffwear Inc.
CULE General Contractor Ltd.
Danforth Yoga Spa
Dapa Consulting
Deloitte and Touche
Diesel Management
Discount Car and Truck Rentals
DUCA Financial Services Credit Union Ltd.
DWPV Services Limited Partnership
Eclipse Fitness Club
Epstein Cole LLP
Extendicare (Canada) Inc.
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin llp
Frameworth Sport Inc.
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Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Futuremed Health Care Products LP
Goodmans LLP
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Great-West Life Assurance Company
Greiner-Pacaud Management Associates
Guarantee Company of North America
Guy Carpenter and Company (Canada) Ltd.
Hershey Canada Inc.
H.J. Heinz Company of Canada Ltd.
Hillcrest Mall
HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc.
Humbertown Jewellers
Hummingbird
Islington Nurseries
JB McFee Construction
J.D.R. Marketing Limited
Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.
Jiffy Sign
J.J. Barnicke Limited
Karry’s Bros. Limited
KPMG Corporate Finance Inc.
Krest Dental Ceramics
Langdon Hall Country House
Hotel and Spa
Loblaws Group
Lombard Canada Ltd.
Lulu Lemon Athletica
Macquarie North America Ltd.
Magic Lantern Theatres Ltd.
Magna International Inc.
Maple Leaf Sports
Marketron International
Mastermind Educational Toys
McDermott Enterprises Ltd.
McDonald’s Canada
McLellan Group
MeMeMe Inc.
Mercer Human Resource
Consulting Limited
Microsoft Canada Co.
Miller Thomson LLP
Moksha Yoga
Moores
Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada
N.S. Smith Real Estate Ltd.
Norseman Plastics
North 44
Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP
Pardu Interior Design Consultants Ltd.
PartnerRe Canada
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Red Apple Entertainment
Red Label Hair Co.
Rick Davis Promotions Inc.
Ridgely Studio Works
Rogers Wireless
Roycom Inc.
Samuel Manu-Tech Inc.
Samuel, Son and Co., Limited
Shore Line Building Maintenance
Sienna Films Inc.
Sleep Country Canada
Starbucks Coffee Company
Stikeman Elliott
Superior Liquidators
Swiss Reinsurance Company Canada
Symcor Inc.
TD Newcrest
TD Securities Employee Charity Auction
Teranet Inc.
The Dominion of Canada General
Insurance Company
The International Group Inc.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
The Valecon Group
Thermopatch (Canada) Inc.
Torys LLP
Turner and Porter
Funeral Directors limited
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UBS Securities Canada Inc.
Valecon Properties Corp.
Vanderfleet Flowers
Village Salon
WD-40 Products (Canada) Ltd.
Wheels Group
X-Design Inc.
Community Groups
Blue Man Group Toronto
Dixon Grove Junior Middle School
Families in Transition
Hawaiian Pacific Magic
Islington United Church
Kingsway-Lambton Untied Church Women
Nativity of Our Lord Catholic
Women’s League
Royal St. George’s College
St. Andrew’s College
St. George’s Church Nursery School Inc.
Soul2Sole
Taoist Tai Chi Society
Toronto Professional
Fire Fighters Association
Foundations
CIBC World Markets
Children’s Miracle Foundation
Davies Ward Phillips
and Vineberg Foundation
Institute for Cross-Cultural Exchange
Ontario Trillium Foundation
RBC Foundation
The EJLB Foundation
The KPMG Foundation
Saying ‘thank you’ is not enough of an expression of the emotion that I feel when I reflect
on the patience, understanding, kindness and professionalism that the Boys House staff
generously showed my son during his year long journey. I know living at the GHC did him
a lot of good because of the staff.
Father of boy, age 14
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Individuals
Peter & Cathy Acs
Barbara Addie
Jasmine Akbarali
Jim Ali
Kate Allan
Jocelyn Allen
Philip Allmen
Veit Allrich
Ron Alltree
Ligia Almeida
Barbara Andersen
Jeff Anderson
Michael J. Anderson
Rick & Mary Angelson
Brenda Ansara
James Archer-Shee
Aldona Armstrong
Susan M. Armstrong
Ray Arndt
Janet Aronovitch
Rick Arseneau
Joe Arteaga
Leilani Aquino
Rae Augusto
Sandra Augusto
Peter Aziz
Aaron Babel
Gail Bacon
Janice Bacon
Terence Badour
Matthew Baillie
Amy Baker
Max Balaban
Mark Baldwin
Estate of Elizabeth H. Band
Greg Bandler
Christopher J. Bardsley
Portia Barriffe
Diane Bartlett
Barbara Basta
Barbara Bastyr
Kevon Bayat
Nathalie Begin
Manon Belisle
Jalynn Bennett
Kingsley Bennett
Christiane Bergevin
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Frank Bertucci
Dr. Lion Berzin
Brad Beveridge
Dr. & Mrs. R.D. Beveridge
Terry & Jan Beveridge
Roger Bickers
Doug & Gail Biefer
Genny Billingsley
Lawrence Birch
Terry Bisset
Carla Blackmore
Tom Blake
Sharen H. Blatt
Shelagh Block
Ken Blonski
Charlie & Marie Blum
Lisa Blum
Daniel Bogue
Sheila Bondi
Dr. Steve Bongard
Peter Borst
Simone Bowman
James Boyd
Alan Bradley
Colin Bradly
Gord Brandt
Jane Bray
Karen Bray
Mariana Brizuela
Graham Brown
Howard Brown
Katherine Bryce
Anja Bundze
Geoffrey Butler
Ian Button
Kenneth Buttoo
Donald Cade
Marilyn Cade
Darlene Cade Fraser
June Callwood
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Cameron
Bruce Campbell
Kathryn Campbell
Norma Campbell
June Cannavicci
Ernest Cappellacci
J. Pino Carriero
Rudi Carter
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Bill Carty
BJ Caruso
Esther Carver
Eva Casino
David Cassar
Michelle Cato
Tom Cauchon
Dr. Clive Chamberlain
Eddy Chan
Chichi Chang
Yvonne Chan-Nicholson
Brent P. Chapman
Janet Charlton
Krishna Chawla
Gregory Chellew
Morris Chochla
Niels & Doris Christensen
Hugh Christie
Kathy Ciccolini
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ciccolini
Carol Cimicata
Ralph & Carol Cipolla
Chris & Pam Clark
Gordon & Margaret Clark
Jennifer Clinch
Jean Cloutier
Jamie Colliver
Joe & Venita Colonna
Maris Uffelmann
& Dean Connor
Anne Conway
George L. Cooke
Marie Cordero
Bob Coughlin
Susan M. Cowan
Deborah Cowley
Steve Coxford
David Craig
Judith A. Craig
Chris Crofton
Bob Culbert
Roy Cullen
William & Sheila Cunning
Pat Dales
Jerry Dalla Corte
Rebecca Danial
Laurie Dart
J.S. Darville
Carol Anne Davidson
Gina Davidson
Steve Davies
Susan Davies
Rick Davis
Juliet Davy
Duncan de Chastelain
Lina de Jong
Angie DeFrancesco
Florence Delkus
Dawn DeNeire
Larry Deramo
Luc Deshaies
Franca DiComo
Antonella Digiovanni
Elvire DiScipio
Gerry Doerksen
Meg Doherty
Borka Dokuzovic
Doug Dougherty
Ken & Lynda Dryden
Christine Duffield
William Dunlop
Sandra Dunne
Tony Dunne
Jan Durst
Ed Dybka
Halinka Dybka
Dr. Gary Dyck
George Easey
Nora Gillespie & James Easto
Don Eckhart
Frances Edmonds
Connie Eidinger
Terry Elder
Karen Elstone
Philip Evershed
Colin Fairlie
Dionne Falconer
Elizabeth Fanjoy
Carole A. Farley
Dr. Gordon Farndon
Ryan Farquhar
Ed Farrell
Clara Fernandes
Gina Ferris
Jo-Anne Finegan
Mervin Fisher
Patricia Fisher
Stewart Fisher
Walter Flores
Robert Foote
Kathryn Forsyth
Andre Fredette
Jeremy Freedman
Fred & Yvonne Froud
The Froud Family
Mark Fruitman
Mary Fruitman
Murray B. Frum
Sylvia Furgiuele
Olga Galbraith
Jeffrey Gamble
Jane Gardner
Domenic Gatta
Richard Gauthier
P. Gazzoli
J. David Girvin
Dr. Marianne Gocker
David & Roanne Goldsmon
Ana Gomez
Jeffery Greenfield
Doreen Greenwald
Janet Greenwood
Lynne Gregory
Zulema Guerrero
Debra Haak
Christine Haley
Gordon Hall
Susan Halpern
Kirk D. Hamilton
Peter Hamilton
Christine Hampson
Robert Hanna
Nada Harcourt
Daniel Harper
Michael Harris
Sandra Harris
Jerry Hartman
Bryn Harvey-Raymond
Clare Harvey-Raymond
Brahm Hauer
Jack & Amy Hauer
Thomas Heintzman
Paul Henderson
Paul Hendrick
Tom Herauf
Michael Heydon
Debbie Holly
Peter Holt
Dermot W. Holwell
Sheri Hord
Sonia Houle
Craig Houston
Martha Howard
Donna Hrynkiw
Stephen J. Hucal
Gabrielle Huebner
David Huestis
Susan Huff
Elizabeth Huggins
Nathalie & Meghan Hull
Robert & Catherine Hull
Warren Hull
Anne Hull Campbell
Marion A. Hunt
David & Adele Imrie
Shirley Ivens
Jon Jacobs
Julie Jaglowitz
Claudette James
William James
Angela Jansen
Janice Johnson
Pam Johnson
Emily Joyce
Robert Juhasz
Marilyn Kanee
J. Kartechner
Min Katz
Dr. Manohar Keesari
Robert Keilty
Brian Keogh
William Kerr
Sharon Kiff
Julie Kinnear
E. Knowlton
Tom Knowlton
John Koopman
Joe Korman
Robert W. Korthals
Miriam Koszela
Susan Kotcheff
Brian Kristjansen
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Axel Kuhn
Pei-Chi Kuo
Gregory Kwan
Paul Laberge
Nancy Ladenheim
Grace Lam
Michael Lam
Don Langill
Rollande B. Latreille
Marlene Laugesen
John Laurie
Angie Laurusaitis
Lavinia Law
Mary Law Renee
Lydia and Audrey Lebed
Ron Levy
Wendy Li
Susan Lilley
Manoojkumar Lilmohan
Joyce Linnett
Katherine Lloyd
Jacqueline Loach
Richard Longley
Louise Lore
David Loucks
Tonny Louie
Marilyn Lowe
Gordon Lownds
David Lurie
Peter Macaulay
Arlene MacBride
Ann MacDonald
Florence MacDonald
Scott Macdonald
Anita MacIsaac
Glenn MacKay
Vlastimila Macko
Margaret MacMillan
Bruce Mann
Jim Marinos
The Marlatt Family
John Martelli
Catherine Martin
Cathy A. Martin
Francis Martin
Leonel Martinez
Kerry Masche
Todd Masche
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Ashi P. Mathur
Fred May
Steven Mayers
Hon. Margaret
Norrie McCain
Duncan McCallum
Leslie McCallum
Leah McDoom
Robert McEwen
Liam McFarlane
Tom McGrogan
Greg & Bonnie McGuire
Sandra McGuire
Mark McHughan
Patrizia McInnis
Kara McIntosh
Laura Syron
& Keith McLaughlin
Karyn N. McLean
Andrea McLeod
Ryan McLeod
Lisa McMahon
Terry McNally
Ken Mead
Catherine Meade
Stania Melichar
Bert Menear
Patricia Merka
Karen Mighty
Barbara Miller
Craig Mills
Stephanie Mills
Charlene Milton
Philip W. Minnaar, C.A.
Paul Moase
Monica Monahan
Lorena Moniz
C. Elan Moore
Darwina Moore
Dr. Peter Moore
Harold Moore
Mary Morris
Audrey Mullan
Catherine Munro
Gordon Munro
Brigid Murphy
Leah Murphy
James Murray
The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
Saima Murtaza-Vahed
Aaron Nantais
Nicole Nantais
Cathy Narduzzi
Sylvia Naumovski
H. Near
Abraham Nehmad
Zdenka Nejasmic
Richard Nelson
Maria Neto
Craig & Lisa Newfield
Paul & Diane Newhouse
Robert Nice
Kerry Nolan
Sandie Nolan-Hall
David Noon
Lois Nuk
Maureen O’Brien
Jocelyne Cote O’Hara
Cory Oliver
Donald Oliver
Glen Oliver
Joan Oliver
Arthur & Ruth O’Neil
Dr. Christina
Oprescu-Havriliuc
Christina O’Reilly
Marco Ortiz
Karen Osorio-Valle
Anthony Ostler
Lisa Ottini
Michael Overbury
Mirabel Palmer-Elliott
Effie Panagiotoupoulos
Edward Paradowski
Juliana Paris
Joanne Park
Pravir Patel
Alana Patterson
Catherine Patterson
Mairi Payne
Carroll Pearce
Joe Pendlebury
Susie Pereina
Sandra Pereira
Susan Perren
Liliana Pestana
Richard Peterson
Larry Phillips
Brian Pickard
Christine Piening
Maddalena Pignatari
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Pigulski
Virginia Pinto
Doina Plopeanu
Ruth Pluznick
Jess Poland
J. Mary Poole
Colin Pope
Alison J. Porter
Barb Porter
Tara Portland
Mollyanna Potter
Cynthia Potts
Elizabeth Prescott
Morris Pressello
Don Price
Shelly Ann Rae
Tahir Raja
John Ralph
Abigail Ram
Nerys Rau
Terry Reynolds
Tammy Richards
Elizabeth Ridgely
Rana Rifaie
Michelle Ritch
Linda Riverso
Wesley Roberts
Angela Robertson
Jennifer Rogers
Bonnie Romanson
Marie Rounding
Alison Rundle
Rosalind Rundle
Rita Russo
Jackie Saliba
Don Sangster
Maria Santos
Aldo Sarracini
William Saunderson
Michael Schafler
Margaret Priest
& Tony Scherman
Sophie Schmidt
Kathryn Schneider
Mary Secord
May Secord
Anne Secord-Houston
Catherine Secord-Swann
Graham Segger
Dr. Randi Shaul
Elaine Shearer
Tim Shkolnik
Hilary Short
Naeem Siddiq
Wojtceck Sikorski
Linda Intaschi
& David Silcox
Sirje Simm
Clifton Simpson
Shayna Singer
Bobby Sinharoy
Raymond Slattery
Michelle Small
Jenny Smit
Lloyd Smith
Donata Smolak
Roman Smolak
Steven Sofer
Howard Sone
Candice Sookoo
Nyron Sookraj
Dan Sooley
Tim Spark
Ron Sparrow
Gerry & Nancy Sponagle
Elise St. Marie
Jim Stafford
Olga Steckley
John Stewart
Timothy Stewart
Cindy Storr
Barbara Sutton
Dr. Martin Svihra
Lorne Switzer
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Taaffe
Mark M. Taylor
Ellie Tesher
Erin Timmons
Mary Torro
Doug Tozer
Karen Traboulay
Alex Troop
Anita Turcotte
John & Barbara Tyers
John Ulrich
Ahmed Vahed
Ziyaad Vahed
Carolina Vanden
Berg-Douglas
Anne-Marie Vanier
Dena Veltri
Timothy Wach
Donald Waechter
Jane Waechter
Linda J. Wahrer
David M. Walkowiak
Dr. & Mrs. M. Walsh
Doug Warrington
Stanley Watroba
Bruce Watson
Dr. Penny Watson
Reg Watson
D. Webb
Stephen Weiman
Catharine Wells
Loren Wells
Steve Whitelaw
Allyson Whyte Nowak
William P. Wilder
Nancy Wildman
Margaret Williams
Neil Witchlon
Catherine Wong
Sim Mee Wong
Robert Woodall
Diane Woodruff
Joan Woods
James Worts
Eric Wredenhagen
Borys Wrzesnewskyi
Richard Wyruch
Xiangmin Xu
Aaron Young
Caroline Young
Natalie Zinman
Jurij Zurba
The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
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Corporate Directory
Management Team
Elizabeth
Ridgely, M.S.W., R.S.W.,
Executive Director
Rick Arseneau, B.Comm., CGA,
Director, Administration
Daniel Bogue, M.S.W, R.S.W.,
Director, Prevention and
Early Intervention Services
Jane Bray, M.S.W., R.S.W.,
Director, Residential and
Day Treatment Services
Sandra Cunning, Ph.D.,
Director, Research
Bill Davidovitz, M.S.W., R.S.W.,
Acting Director, Community Clinic
Tahmo Gharabaghi, B.A.,
Program Manager, School Program and
Clear Directions
Lynne Gregory, C.Y.W., Program Manager,
Ontario Early Years Centre
Andrew Legatto, B.A.,
Program Manager, Boys House
Elnora Magboo, M.A.,
Program Manager, Highfield
Community Enrichment Project
Karen Mighty, S.S.W.,
Program Manager, Girls House
Audrey Mullan,
Manager, Human Resources
Inaam Sahar, SLP(Reg.CASLPO),
Acting Manager, Preschool Speech and Language Services
Anne Secord-Houston, B.S.W., R.S.W.,
Program Manager, Best Start
Ruth Stirtzinger, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C),
Psychiatrist in Chief
Board Members
Brigid Murphy, Chair
Susan Armstrong, Vice-Chair
Jasmine Akbarali
Darlene Cade J.S. Darville
Louise Lore
Cathy A. Martin
Ashi P. Mathur
Naeem Siddiq
Anne-Marie Vanier
Jane Waechter
Foundation Trustees
Robert G.S. Hull, Chair
Philip Allmen
Hugh Christie
J.S. Darville
Parents’ Association
Cathy A. Martin, Chair
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The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
Gordon Lownds
Duncan McCallum
Gregory McGuire
Brigid Murphy
Sorrow
Drowning in this pool of sorrow,
I cannot find the light.
Reach for the stars, they say,
But they are always out of sight.
A star above is dying lonely,
I hold my life in my fist.
Time ticks by with clarity,
I am bleeding from my wrist.
It’s hard to fly,
When you can’t even run.
Once I had this world,
No I have no one.
Sorrow binds my steps,
Barbed wire locks me in.
People can’t hear me clearly,
Now I know I cannot win.
Sorrow never stops,
It always keeps on killing.
All my care has died inside of me,
The scarlet blood is now spilling.
If I needed someone to control me,
If I needed someone to knock me down,
I would change my direction,
And save myself before I drown.
Girls House Client, age 15
Girl, age five
The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
600 The East Mall, Third Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M9B 4B1
Telephone: 416 622 8833 Email: reachus@georgehullcentre.on.ca
Website: www.georgehullcentre.on.ca
The George Hull Centre Registered Charity No. 10808 2918 RR0001
The George Hull Centre Foundation Registered Charity No. 88864 7740 RR0001
Accredited by Children’s Mental Health Ontario