Voices from the community: Developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances
Since the 1990s, many communities in Canada have worked to develop specialized programs to meet the needs of pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances. These programs provide a range of services under one roof (a “single-access” or “one-stop shop” model), address women’...
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ftjfpcfr:oai:fpcfr.journals.sfu.ca:article/203 2023-05-15T16:16:52+02:00 Voices from the community: Developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances Nathoo, Tasnim Poole, Nancy Bryans, Margaret Dechief, Lynda Hardeman, Samantha Marcellus, Lenora Poag, Elizabeth Taylor, Marliss 2013-10-02 application/pdf https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/203 eng eng First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/203/31 https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/203 First Peoples Child & Family Review; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013): Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); 93-106 Revue des enfants et des familles des Premiers peuples; Vol. 8 No 1 (2013): Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); 93-106 2293-6610 1708-489X info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2013 ftjfpcfr 2022-02-25T15:22:54Z Since the 1990s, many communities in Canada have worked to develop specialized programs to meet the needs of pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances. These programs provide a range of services under one roof (a “single-access” or “one-stop shop” model), address women’s needs from a holistic perspective, provide practical and emotional support, and strive to reduce barriers to accessing care and support. Over the years, these programs have trialed new approaches to working with indigenous and non-indigenous women, their families, and their communities. In this paper, we describe the development of single-access programs in four different communities in Canada, discuss some of the elements of what makes these programs successful, and share our "lessons learned" over the years. We use examples from four different programs, including the Maxxine Wright Place Project in Surrey, BC; the Healthy, Empowered, Resilient (H.E.R) Pregnancy Program in Edmonton, AB; HerWay Home in Victoria, BC; and Manito Ikwe Kagiikwe in Winnipeg, MB. All four programs are based upon the "best practices" elements of: (1) engagement and outreach, (2) harm reduction, (3) cultural safety (4) supporting mother and child, and (5) partnerships. In addition to serving First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other indigenous women and their families, these programs have drawn upon indigenous knowledge in their program design, values, and philosophy and have collaborated with indigenous women in evaluation and research to track the successes of these programs and to improve service delivery. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations inuit First Peoples Child & Family Review Canada |
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Since the 1990s, many communities in Canada have worked to develop specialized programs to meet the needs of pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances. These programs provide a range of services under one roof (a “single-access” or “one-stop shop” model), address women’s needs from a holistic perspective, provide practical and emotional support, and strive to reduce barriers to accessing care and support. Over the years, these programs have trialed new approaches to working with indigenous and non-indigenous women, their families, and their communities. In this paper, we describe the development of single-access programs in four different communities in Canada, discuss some of the elements of what makes these programs successful, and share our "lessons learned" over the years. We use examples from four different programs, including the Maxxine Wright Place Project in Surrey, BC; the Healthy, Empowered, Resilient (H.E.R) Pregnancy Program in Edmonton, AB; HerWay Home in Victoria, BC; and Manito Ikwe Kagiikwe in Winnipeg, MB. All four programs are based upon the "best practices" elements of: (1) engagement and outreach, (2) harm reduction, (3) cultural safety (4) supporting mother and child, and (5) partnerships. In addition to serving First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other indigenous women and their families, these programs have drawn upon indigenous knowledge in their program design, values, and philosophy and have collaborated with indigenous women in evaluation and research to track the successes of these programs and to improve service delivery. |
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Nathoo, Tasnim Poole, Nancy Bryans, Margaret Dechief, Lynda Hardeman, Samantha Marcellus, Lenora Poag, Elizabeth Taylor, Marliss |
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Nathoo, Tasnim Poole, Nancy Bryans, Margaret Dechief, Lynda Hardeman, Samantha Marcellus, Lenora Poag, Elizabeth Taylor, Marliss Voices from the community: Developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances |
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Nathoo, Tasnim Poole, Nancy Bryans, Margaret Dechief, Lynda Hardeman, Samantha Marcellus, Lenora Poag, Elizabeth Taylor, Marliss |
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Voices from the community: Developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances |
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Voices from the community: Developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances |
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Voices from the community: Developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances |
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Voices from the community: Developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances |
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Voices from the community: Developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances |
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voices from the community: developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances |
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First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada |
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First Peoples Child & Family Review; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013): Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); 93-106 Revue des enfants et des familles des Premiers peuples; Vol. 8 No 1 (2013): Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); 93-106 2293-6610 1708-489X |
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