“Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous guidance on prevention-based child welfare” is a law reform report developed collaboratively by West Coast LEAF and the families, Elders and staff at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre, Lii Michif Otipemisiwak and the Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association. The report highlights efforts by Indigenous families, communities and Nations to revitalize Indigenous approaches to child welfare, develop comprehensive community-based supports and fight for self-determination.
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Recommendations for improving advocacy for parents and Indigenous communities
Recommendation 28: The BC government and MCFD must ensure that each parent engaging with MCFD has access to a trained community-based support worker to help them navigate the child welfare process. Community-based support workers must be trained in collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally safe practices.-
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Recommendations for improving advocacy for parents and Indigenous communities
Recommendation 29: MCFD should work collaboratively with Indigenous communities to develop training and tools to support Indigenous peoples and communities to understand their rights regarding child welfare.-
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Recommendations for improving advocacy for parents and Indigenous communities
Recommendation 30: The BC government and MCFD to fund child and family advocates in each community-based organization and Nation as a support service to families and the broader community.-
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Recommendations for improving advocacy for parents and Indigenous communities
Recommendation 31: MCFD to ensure that the Indigenous community supporting the parent has been contacted and assisted to participate in the process where consent has been given by the parent.-
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- Access to justice ,
- Accessibility ,
- Accessible services and technology ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Disability and parenting ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Human rights system ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- Indigenous rights and self-governance ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public services
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Recommendations for improving advocacy for parents and Indigenous communities
Recommendation 32: MCFD to create a comprehensive list of region-specific services and supports that can be easily accessed by families and front-line support workers.-
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