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Introduction o Marlyn Bennett o Director of Research, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada (Wpg, MB) o PHD Student, Interdisciplinary Program, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba, o Wendy Thomas o BSW Placement,


  1. Introduction o Marlyn Bennett o Director of Research, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada (Wpg, MB) o PHD Student, Interdisciplinary Program, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba, o Wendy Thomas o BSW Placement, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada (Wpg, MB) o BSW Student, Inner City Social Work Program, o Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba

  2. Overview o What is driving the higher rates of Aboriginal children in the child welfare system o Impacts of Child Welfare on First Nations o Discrimination and Funding Implications o Update on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Hearings o Jumping Through Hoops Manitoba study o Natural Cycles – 13 moons in the face of mother loss for children o Gaps in the Research on mother loss among Aboriginal children / youth o Recommendations

  3. Recommendations o Family Impacts statement similar to victim impact statement, o Child welfare systems cannot do this work alone, o Start some dialogues in our communities about how best to support these children in ways that help them, o Support programs for children, o Sensitize delivers of child mental health services and child protection services, o Interventions with youth should begin early and be family- based, focusing on Indigenous values, and the development of pro-social skills, o Mentoring so as to provide a continuous presence in young peoples ’ lives, o Personal safety education based on the developmental stages of children/youth as they age o Families need support (advocates) to assist them in navigating the child welfare system, o Continued qualitative and quantitative research.

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