The government is expanding a program for reporting suspected or witnessed abuse of adults with developmental disabilities.
A 24-7 phone line and email service is being added to the ReportON program, run by the Ministry of Community and Social Services.
The program was developed in response to a coroner’s inquest into the death of a Hamilton-area man who died while receiving care through a provincially-funded service agency – one of the findings of the 2015 inquest was that agency staff don’t always know where to turn to address concerns about abuse.
To find the contact information for the ReportON program,call 1-800-575-2222 or emailing reportONdisability@ontario.ca. For text telephone (TTY): 416-916-0549 or Toll Free 1-844-309-1025.)
