Child Health, Social and Family Services
- Aboriginal Children’s Circle of Early Learning
- The Aboriginal Children’s Circle of Early Learning (ACCEL) is a bilingual web-based information center and network about the early childhood development (ECD) of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children.
- Aboriginal Early Learning and Child Care: Policy Issues
- Discusses policy issues surrounding the development of a national early learning and child care program, and provides numerous links to related websites and documents.
- 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 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)
- 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)
- 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 Children and Obesity: A Growing Epidemic – Protecting our Gifts and Securing Our Future (PDF)
- Source: Assembly of First Nations
- 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)
- Irnisuksiiniq – Inuit Midwifery Network
- Through supporting Inuit midwives and maternity care workers and those who work with them with a variety of information services, the Irnisuksiiniq - Inuit Midwifery Network seeks to advance the cause of returning birthing to Inuit communities.
- Many Hands, One Dream: New perspectives on the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children and Youth
- Many Hands, One Dream is directed by a group 11 national organizations concerned with the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and youth.
- Midwifery and Aboriginal Midwifery in Canada (PDF)
- This document discusses midwifery and examines the history of the profession in relation to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities.
- 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
- Pauktuutit formally became involved in the area of health in approximately 1986, pursuant to a resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada.
- Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
- Overweight in First Nations Children: Prevalence, Implications, and Solutions (PDF)
- Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- Publications and Resources – First Nations, Métis 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
- QUAD Principles in the Delivery of Early Learning and Child Care Services for Aboriginal Children, The (PDF)
- Source: National Association of Friendship Centres
- Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, Youth and Families (PDF)
- Source: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
- Resource Guide on Family Violence Issues for Aboriginal Communities, A
- The plan guides you to where you want to go and makes everything you do on a day-to-day basis worthwhile.
- Source: Government of Canada; Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- 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 Programs
- This page lists several INAC's social policy and programs.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Voices From the Field – Aboriginal Service and Programs for Low-Income Families and Children (PDF)
- Source: Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
- Voices From the Field – Aggression in Young Children from a First Nations’ Perspective (PDF)
- Source: Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
- Voices From the Field – An Aboriginal View on Child Care (PDF)
- Source: Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
- Voices From the Field – First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (PDF)
- Study on various challenges that arise from doing research on First Nations child social services.
- Source: Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
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.
