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Recommendation 23:
We call upon all levels of government to:
- Increase the number of Aboriginal professionals working in the health-care field.
- Ensure the retention of Aboriginal health-care providers in Aboriginal communities.
- Provide cultural competency training for all healthcare professionals.
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Recommendation 1:
Provide comprehensive advocacy and support for individuals being released from the hospital towards transition to shelter/housing.
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Recommendation 25:
Provide a free medical accompaniment program where women are guaranteed rides and an accompaniment advocate for all medical appointments.
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Recommendation 9:
Promote family unity by collaboratively addressing colonial practices and policies that undermine First Nation families.
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Recommendation 8:
Promote child and youth mental wellness by breaking silos and grounding collaborative work in First Nation Health Authority’s Policy on Mental Health and Wellness.
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Recommendation 55:
We call upon all levels of government to provide annual reports or any current data requested by the National Council for Reconciliation so that it can report on the progress towards reconciliation. The reports or data would include, but not be limited to:
- The number of Aboriginal children—including Métis and Inuit children—in care, compared with non-Aboriginal children, the reasons for apprehension, and the total spending on preventive and care services by child-welfare agencies.
- Comparative funding for the education of First Nations children on and off reserves.
- The educational and income attainments of Aboriginal peoples in Canada compared with non-Aboriginal people.
- Progress on closing the gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in a number of health indicators such as: infant mortality, maternal health, suicide, mental health, addictions, life expectancy, birth rates, infant and child health issues, chronic diseases, illness and injury incidence, and the availability of appropriate health services.
- Progress on eliminating the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in youth custody over the next decade.
- Progress on reducing the rate of criminal victimization of Aboriginal people, including data related to homicide and family violence victimization and other crimes.
- Progress on reducing the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the justice and correctional systems.
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- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Education and employment ,
- Health ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- Indigenous issues in policing and justice ,
- Mental health and detention ,
- Policing and the criminal justice system ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Pre-natal care ,
- Public services
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Recommendation 22:
Prisoners who are repeatedly subject to force should have all subsequent uses of force automatically reviewed by the Force Options Coordinator and, if appropriate, by the mental health expert mentioned in recommendation 13.
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Recommendation 4:
Prioritize and formalize Internationally Trained Physicians mental healthcare supports upon arrival to Canada and during the licensure process.
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Recommendation 192:
Opportunities for urban Indigenous women to learn traditional and land-based healing practices and develop peer-based holistic health support programs and activities such as regular opportunities to go canoeing, pick medicines, and harvest foods.
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Recommendation 5:
Opening up all residency positions (including speciality and subspecialty) to competition by all Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have passed the Medical Council of Canada exams which establish that they have the critical medical knowledge, decision-making ability and clinical skills expected from Canadian medical school graduates and, as such, are qualified to work as resident physicians.
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