History Shortform I

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1916 - 1952 - ST. FAITH'S LODGE

1916 - St. Faith's Lodge :Sponsored by Anglican Church  

• Rescue home for girls : first offenders from Court

1920 - Receiving $1.25 per day per girl in residence

1923 - Service extended to include referrals from other agencies

• Detention cases now refused. Girls with Anglican faith given priority

1926 - Federation of Community Services cut financial support

Became placement service for domestics and outlet for charitable deeds

1942 - Severed relations with "Downtown Church Workers Assoc."

War years intensified problems of Lodge

1947 - Board of St. Faith's advised by Welfare Council,confirmed need for residential treatment for teenage girls

1950 - Lodge closed for reorganization, property sold

1952 - St. Faith's Lodge reopened under name of WARRENDALE

(in memory of Mrs. Warren, President of St. Faith's for three years)

• Aug.1 - Warrendale opened on property they purchased in Newmarket-
• Specialized as non-denominational residential centre for girls 12-15 years requiring continueddiagnosis and treatment in a group setting. Operated as a residential centre for one year

1953 - 1966 WARRENDALE 

1953 - John Brown hired as Executive Director.

• Goal : to provide total care and after-care treatment for emotionally disturbed girls, family adjustment
• to cater to special, individual needs of child helping child to do this vs telling
• J.B. dispensed with classification of kids and with institutional settings and kinds of treatment

Landmark : residential treatment centre in Ontario non-existent prior to this date by de-institutionalizing

• the treatment care for these children; J.B. instituted the importance and need of healthy families for these kids.
• Program centred around providing artificial families, supportive groups to provide warmth and stability : concept Therapeutic Family

1956 - "Routines, Limits and Anchor Points", handbook re management of the child in the therapeutic family throughout the day, published by John Brown

1957 - Warrendale has formal school, some children could not handle stress and expectations of community school

• Most important function of school was the relationship of the teacher to the child

1958 - Large group of girls divided into several smaller groups

• Staff responsibilities were formalized; resident workers, head caseworkers, program director, house administrator

1960 - First year Warrendale had its own camp - Elizabeth F. Brown

Memorial Camp, Duck Lake, Haliburton, Ontario

1962 - Oak Ridges property acquired

First time boys in day school with Warrendale children

1963 Warrendale offering :

Family oriented treatment services; after-care to children and families; out-patient

• Elizabeth F. Brown Memorial Camp : First year boys in summer camp, at end of camp some of the boys in residence in Oak Ridges despite opposition from outside
• professional groups and community at large : anxiety about boys and girls living together
• Training : to students of University of Toronto School of Social work
• Children referred from agencies in Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and some States in U.S.A.

1964 - In-Service treatment program, 50 children

• Specialized school, 28 children
• Summer camp for emotionally disturbed children, capacity 150 children
• Group and individual therapy program; out-patient service

1965 - Funds raised for joint Boy's Village and Warrendale program

• Newmarket house closed down
• Amalgamation with Oak Ridge program, main house; cottage;senior house; farm house in Oak Ridges
• Dec. Warrendale occupied new treatment facilities including office and school in Etobicoke
• Four houses based on family groupings, boys and girls at different age levels

1966 - Warrendale : 4 houses in Oak Ridges and school

• 4 houses in Etobicoke and school
• Children still being referred from agencies in Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and some states in U.S.A.
• Program had developed a high degree of sophistication

1966 - Working with emotionally disturbed children

• Referrals of the most severely disturbed children in the Province continues
• The philosophy of the program still not accepted by many members of the professional community
• Brown Camps Ltd. (private company) began operations with emphasis on family camping
• Spring "Warrendale" film, filmed in Etobicoke by Alan King for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

June 1- John Brown nominated to run in Provincial election for New Democratic Party

June 9 - John Brown fired as Executive Director of Warrendale

June 15 - John Brown negotiated one behalf of the Warrendale program

Warrendale remained in Etobicoke houses

Brown Camps run from Oak Ridges

June 19 - Ministry of Health occupied and took over Warrendale, Etobicoke and Liz Brown Camp

• Effects felt throughout the agency, government and most particularly by the children in treatment
• Newspapers ran front page articles for weeks

Professionals reacted for and against J.B. and Warrendale method