In 1975, he headed an inquiry into abuses at institutions housing troubled young people, and the Batshaw Committee submitted a report that was the basis for legislation.
In 1993, five anglophone institutions merged and were named the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres in his honour.
He was the youngest of four siblings, one of whom, Harry Batshaw, was the first Jew to be appointed to a Superior Court in Canada.
[2] After Rachel Lewitt's death in 1990, Batshaw married his second wife, Ruth Schleien, a longtime volunteer of the Federation CJA.
[2] Batshaw graduated from McGill University in 1937 and served in the army as District Social Service Officer, rising quickly through the ranks to become captain.