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Youth Centre - Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children

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Youth Centre
Bearskin Lake First Nation
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807-363-9824
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Fax: 807-363-1021
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reception@michikan.ca
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Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm

Application

  • Program registration required

  • Requires prior arrangements for home visits

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

  • Members and residents of Bearskin Lake First Nation with children younger than 6 years of age


  • Indigenous children at-risk

Fees

None

Contacts

Wes Nothing - Health Director
Cell 807-738-0127 * wesn@michikan.ca

Languages

English

Language Note

Oji-Cree, available upon request

Area(s) Served

Bearskin Lake First Nation

Accessibility Note

Not accessible

Description of Services:

  • Delivers a parenting support program and promotes healthy child development
  • Provides group information and educational sessions on topics about healthy pregnancy, birth and taking care of baby at home
  • Provides information on the stages of pregnancy
  • Offers parents handbook of pregnancy and baby care (Baby's Best Chance)
    • Program participants are provided with:
    • Follow up via telephone within 48 hours of discharge from hospital
    • Home visits pre birth to prepare family for new arrival
    • Home visits post birth to offer support to new mothers
    • Home visits during child's early years to offer development guidance
    • Referrals to other programs and services
    Last updated: Aug 22, 2024: Suggest an edit
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