Component: Indigenous child, youth and family community- based well-being

Legislation: Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA)

Service objectives

To provide ‘on reserve’ child welfare services, including the interaction with community leaders, in order to reduce the incidence of the removal of children from reserves.

Service description

People served

Children and youth, under 18 years of age, currently living on a Reserve.

Program/service features

  • Services provided, on Reserve, which are designed to reduce the necessity of children and youth entering into the care of the children’s aid society
  • Collaborative interaction with community leaders, and the local child welfare organization, in order to facilitate the development and implementation of prevention programs and services that are provided on a case specific basis

Individual planning and goal setting

Each child and youth will have a current plan of care that reflects an assessment of his/her needs and preferences. The plan of care will identify the specific services/supports received by the child/youth, the expected outcomes and be based on the principles of person-centred planning, self-determination and choice.

Services will be

  • reflective and responsive to child/youth, family and community strengths and needs
  • accountable to the child/youth, family and community
  • sensitive to the social, linguistic and cultural diversity of families and Indigenous communities
  • staffed by individuals with the appropriate range of skills and abilities necessary to respond effectively to the needs of children, youth and families
  • the support is based on the child's and youth's assessed needs, preferences and available individual, agency, community and contracted ministry resources

Reporting requirements

The following service data will be reported on at an Interim and Final stage. Please refer to your final agreement for report back due dates and targets.

Service Data Name Definition

# of individuals: Child welfare native services on reserve

Report the unique/unduplicated number of individuals that received services in the reporting year for child welfare Native Services on Reserve. An individual is counted only once per year for each service delivered where they received service. The same individual may be counted in more than one service delivered if they are receiving services from more than one service delivered.

Child welfare Native services on Reserve: Ministry- funded agency expenditures

Total ministry-funded expenses for the transfer payment recipient to administer and/or deliver this service in the reporting year (cumulative).

# of hours of direct service: Child welfare Native services on reserve

Number of hours of Direct Service for child welfare Native Services on Reserve. The total number of hours of "direct" service provided by staff to individuals during the fiscal year for a particular service. "Direct" Hours: The hours spent interacting, whether in a group or individually; face to face or on the phone. It does not include work done "on behalf of" clients, such as telephone calls, advocacy, etc. Administrative support to the service is not to be included. For group service, one hour of service equals one hour of service for the entire group. For example: 1 hour of group service with 5 participants equals one hour of direct service. (Note: each individual in the group is recorded under 'no. of individuals served' where there is a record).