History Shortform 3
1971 - Debby Brown, Barry Reiman, and Naomi Rae-Grant instrumental in initial stages of Ontario Association of Children's Mental Health Services
Sep.1971- Browndale International begins program in U.S.A.
- First program in Madison, Wisconsin, with U.S. children from Ontario program
1972 - Barry Reiman first President of Ontario Association of Children's Mental Health Services Browndale International opens Program in Ann Arbour, Mich.
- Satellite Program introduced in Ontario as a direct result of proposal submitted in 1970 Browndale an innovator with Satellite Program. Purpose :
- A preventive measure in natural families for children slated to go into residential treatment to act as a support system for natural families
- John Brown turns over control to 64 member board consisting of staff, parents, professionals, forming Browndale (Ontario)
- Browndale (Ontario) becomes a separate, non-profit company Debby Brown, Director
- Brown Camps Residential and Day Schools no longer directly managing treatment programs
- British Columbia became a separate non-profit company,
- Browndale Care Society
- Browndale (Ontario) opens new area, Midland Region
- Negotiations made with Board of Education for 'special education teachers' to work in Browndale School, success in some regions
- Stichting Browndale Nederland forms to provide a demonstration of possibility to close large institutions for children in Holland. Program in Holland opens with 18 children
- Browndale Europa forms to establish programs in other Common Market countries
Sept. - First in Ontario Legal History! Browndale wins case- in
1973 - Supreme Court of Ontario, Court of Appeal, re operating residential homes within the community Barrie, Ontario, uses zoning bylaws to veto treatment houses
1974 - 1976
- Muskoka Lodge closed
- Browndale opens residential treatment houses in Peterborough school, office Huntsville opens three more houses, school and office
- Browndale Int. moves into Arizona and Illinois - Kaleidescope
- Browndale Europa opens in France
- Native program opens in Thunder Bay
- Re-entry program opens in Toronto for children in transition from treatment program at the teenage level
- North Bay opens with four houses
- Browndale Int. opens Minnesota and Boston, Springfield in Massachusetts
- U.S. program is incorporated. Browndale incorporated
- John Brown serves as consultant for program
- Parent Finders
- John Brown University established; school for special training of educators, licensed under the Department of Justice in Holland; presently a trade school working towards university status
- 1975 First agreements (under Sec. 28, Education Act) between
- Browndale and local School Boards, Simcoe County.
- Barrie and Midland regions have academic teachers placed in Browndale Schools.
- Nov.1 1976 - Browndale Centre for Education opens in Toronto
1977 - First Browndale transitional classroom opened in Minesing Public School, Barrie Region
1978 - Second Browndale transitional classroom opens at Regent Public School, Midland
1979 - Browndale Academic Teacher (Sec. 28) placed at Assikinack School, Barrie Oct. Central Office moved to 150 Placer Court, Willowdale, Ont.
1979 - North Bay program closes due to cutbacks in budget Regionalization of programs takes place :
- Central Region, encompasses three areas - Newmarket,Barrie and Midland; Jim Wylie, Regional Director Eastern Region, encompasses two areas : Peterborough and
- Haliburton; Bill Barber, Regional Director
- Northern Region, two areas : Thunder Bay and Thunder Bay Native Program. Yvonne Howes, Regional Director; Bastian DePeuter becomes Regional Director of Thunder Bay Programs, spring,
1979/1980 - Phasing in of new Community Board of Directors
Jan.- Third Transitional classroom at Wyebridge Public School, Midland
Sep.1980 - Browndale Work/Study program opens at Midland Secondary School
- Browndale child care teacher placed in Barrie Central
- Collegiate, as resource to Browndale students enrolled in high school
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