Recruiting service providers with French proficiency: Tips and strategies

This report is designed as a resource to support the "Kids Come First Health Team" in developing a strategy for recruiting, retaining and training human resources in Ontario’s Champlain health region. The report has been prepared by the Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions (the Knowledge Institute). The Knowledge Institute builds connections, shares knowledge and draws on expertise to enhance the skills of direct service providers and agencies across Ontario in order to strengthen Ontario’s mental health programs and services for all children, young people, families and caregivers. We wanted to discover what organizations are doing — particularly organizations in the health sector — to recruit service providers with French proficiency. We also wanted to learn about evidence-based practices for recruitment from the literature. The strategies and guiding principles provided in this resource were derived from an environmental scan that included a rapid, nonsystematic literature review. As well, we consulted with key stakeholders and leaders in the field who have direct experience with recruiting service providers with French proficiency.

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