Child Health, Social and Family Services
- Aboriginal Children’s Circle of Early Learning
- Aboriginal Early Learning and Child Care: Policy Issues
- Source: Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU)
- Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) in Urban and Northern Communities – Division of Childhood and Adolescence
- The Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) in Urban and Northern Communities is a Health Canada-funded early childhood development program for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and their families.
Source: Government of Canada; Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)- Aboriginal Women's Health and Healing Research Group
- Aboriginal Youth Choosing Health Careers – Giving Youth Tools
- The goal of the project is to increase the number of Aboriginal youth pursuing a career in health by promoting a career in the health field as an attractive, feasible and attainable goal for Aboriginal youth from all cultures and backgrounds.
- Source: Canadian Public Health Association
- Adult Care Program
- Assists First Nations people with functional limitations to maintain their independence, to maximize their level of functioning, and to live in conditions of health and safety.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- At the Time of Disclosure: A Manual for Front–line Community Workers Dealing with Sexual Abuse Disclosures in Aboriginal Communities (PDF)
- This manual has been developed to assist front-line community workers, especially those in aboriginal communities, deal more effectively with issues around sexual abuse disclosures.
- Source: Government of Canada; Public Safety Canada
- Child Care and the AHRDS
- The First Nation and Inuit Child Care (FNICC) initiative offers a solution, providing affordable and quality child care services and gives parents a chance to work or learn.
- Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy (AHRDS)
- Children’s Programs
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Community Programs Directorate
- Aims to improve the health of First Nations on reserve and Inuit by promoting health and preventing disease among children and youth, and persons at risk of chronic disease, mental illness and addictions.
- Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)
- Evaluation of Adult Care Services
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- First Nations and Inuit Health
- Here you'll find links to the full text of 8 position statements by the Canadian Paediatric Society on First Nations and Inuit health.
- Source: Canadian Paediatric Society
- First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Initiative
- The mission of this initiative is to establish a complete range of home care services that takes into consideration the many factors that impact upon health and home care service delivery.
- Source: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
- First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Program
- Health Canada works with First Nations and Inuit communities in developing comprehensive home and community care services that respect traditional, holistic and contemporary approaches to healing and wellness.
- Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)
- First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
- The purpose of the Caring Society is to promote the well being of all First Nations children, youth, families and communities with a particular focus on the prevention of, and response to, child maltreatment.
- First Nations Child and Family Services Program
- The goal of the program is to support First Nations communities in providing culturally sensitive child welfare services comparable to those available to other provincial residents in similar circumstances.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- First Nations' National Child Benefit Reinvestment
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Food Mail Program
- Program that pays part of the cost of shipping nutritious perishable food and other essential items by air to isolated northern communities that are not accessible year-round.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Fraser Region Aboriginal Planning Committee
- Health Centre
- Your One-stop Wellness Station! Find information on health topics like: quitting smoking, safe sex, traditional medicine, what drugs do to your body…
- Source: Aboriginal Youth Network
- Irnisuksiiniq - Inuit Midwifery Network
- Many Hands, One Dream: New perspectives on the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children and Youth
- Midwifery and Aboriginal Midwifery in Canada (PDF)
- Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence
- The NACAFV can serve many stakeholders by acting as a national clearinghouse for on-the-ground information, develop standards, training programs and provide a project monitoring around Aboriginal family violence.
- Nuluaq Project, The
- The Nuluaq Project was developed by Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association in order to improve the coordination of abuse prevention services and resources in Inuit communities.
- Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
- Responding to Sexual Abuse: Developing a Community–Based Sexual Response Team in Aboriginal Communities (PDF)
- This manual is written to assist aboriginal community sexual abuse response teams to develop their own strategies for addressing the issues of sexual abuse in their communities.
- Source: Government of Canada; Public Safety Canada
- Social Assistance
- The overall objective of the initiative was to transform the on-reserve welfare regime from one of passive support that encourages dependency to a system of integrated programming that promotes self-sufficiency.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Social Services
- This page lists several INAC's social policy and programs.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Understanding and Evaluating the Role of Elders and Traditional Healing in Sex Offender Treatment for Aboriginal Offenders (PDF)
- The following study has sought to enhance our understanding of these important issues and to explore and identify the role traditional healing currently plays in the provision of sex offender treatment programming for Aboriginal offenders.
- Source: Government of Canada; Public Safety Canada
- Urban Aboriginal Youth Sexual Health and Pregnancy (PDF)
- The goal of this study is to motivate policy makers, community leaders, workers, parents, youth and elders to take action and address the alarming health conditions of Aboriginal children and youth.
- Source: Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
For more information on programs and services available to all Canadians, please visit the following Web sites: Canadian Health Network, Services for Canadians – Public Safety and Services for Canadians – Canada Benefits.
