Pathways | Family Preservation and Maternal Child Health (On Reserve)

Family Preservation and Maternal Child Health (On Reserve)

Child Services, Family / Parenting, Housing / Shelter, Indigenous Services, Mental Health - Adult & Senior, Pregnancy Care, and Youth Services

Provided by Carrier Sekani Family Services

Provides services to families with children of all ages living on reserve in Sai'kuz, Nadleh Whut'en, Stellat'en, Takla, Yekooche, Lake Babine Nation, Burns Lake Band, Wet'suwet'en, Nee Tahi Buhn, Skin Tyee, and Cheslatta.

The Family Preservation Program: Providing families from member nations who live on reserve, access to resources to ensure the safety and holistic wellness of their children are met. The goal of the program is to keep children and families together and increase the family’s ability to safely care and nurture their children. The program is co-funded by the Ministry of Child and Family Development and the First Nations Health Authority.

This program offers a variety of programs and resources on parenting, teen parenting, single parenting and mental health resources to help with everyday stresses. Each Parenting group lasts 5-8 weeks depending on the topics at hand.

Parent education programs
Parent support groups
Parent to parent connections
Assisting families to plan activities that will encourage the optimum development for their children
Life skills/adult support groups
Grief/loss programs

Maternal Child Health: Provides support and information around Indigenous health care benefits prenatal and postnatal education, nutrition, breastfeeding, harm reduction, parenting, childhood growth and development, and perinatal and postpartum depression and anxiety. The Maternal Child Health Program at Carrier Sekani Family Services offers resources and support to Indigenous pregnant women and parents of infants and young children from 0 to 6 years of age. Services are provided to both on and off reserve Indigenous clients.

How support can be provided:

Prenatal and postnatal support
Outreach services
Medical advocacy
Developmental assessments (home visit/clinic visits)
Child Wellness Clinics (in collaboration with CSFS Nursing and Early Childhood Development program.
Baby necessities (diapers, formula, breast pumps etc.)
Assistance with securing shelter

For more information, view the Maternal Child Health Program Brochure.

250-567-2900 (Vanderhoof Office)

Toll Free: 1-866-567-2333

Website: https://www.csfs.org/services/family...

240 West Stewart Street, Vanderhoof, British Columbia, V0J 3A0

250-692-3997 (Burns Lake Office)

492 Highway 16, Burns Lake, British Columbia, VOJ 1E0

778-916-7429 (Maternal Child Health)

Public email: awhitely@csfs.org

Website: https://www.csfs.org/services...

Cost: No cost

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