The Application Panel

The Application Panel is made up of senior practitioners from Child, Youth and Family, Special Education and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

The Panel meets every two weeks to consider applications and to decide if the child or young person meets the criteria for HCN funding. The Panel reviews each agency's assessment information and considers the Interagency Management Group's view regarding the complexity of needs and local service shortfall.

The Application Panel also has a key role in helping the HCN Unit develop a thorough understanding of its clients and interagency working. With every application made, the Panel codes client characteristics and the service shortfalls for each child. That enables us to better report to agencies about what we're learning.