Health Policy and Evaluation

iACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors wish to acknowledge the important contributions of a number of agencies and individuals in the conception and development of this pilot project. In particular, we thank Mr. Bruce Frost, Mr. Drew Perry, Mr. Harvey Stevens and Mr. Grant Doak of Manitoba Family Services for their commitment and thoughtful advice in supporting the development of this project. We are also grateful for the support provided by members of the Health Information Systems Branch of Manitoba Health. A number of individuals who reviewed early drafts of this report provided us many useful comments. In particular, we would acknowledge the comments provided by Dr. Terry Klassen, University of Ottawa, Mr. Harvey Stevens and colleagues of Manitoba Family Services, Dr. Jack Armstrong and Dr. Michael Moffatt. We especially appreciate Eileen Pyke's careful attention to detail in the preparation of the final report. We acknowledge the financial support of the Department of Health of the Province of Manitoba. The results and conclusions are those of the authors and no official endorsement by Manitoba Health was intended or should be inferred. i