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

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

Service objectives

To provide community-based support and prevention services for First Nations children, youth and their families who live on reserve.

Service description

People served

  • Prevention activities relate to First Nations children and youth, under the age of 18 years, who are at risk of developing social, emotional, behavioural or psychiatric needs that require intervention
  • First Nations children, youth and their families who live on reserve

Program/service features

The services are directed at First Nations children, youth and their families, who live on reserve, and focus on supporting their health and well-being and/or child welfare prevention.

Community planning and goal setting

Each community will have a current plan of prevention services that reflects an assessment of the community’s needs and preferences. The community plan will identify the specific services/supports provided in the community, and the expected outcomes.

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 the First Nation
  • 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 NameDefinition
Community Support- Native Services on Reserve: Ministry-funded agency expendituresTotal 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: Community Support: Native Services on ReserveNumber of hours of direct service. The total number of hours of "direct" service provided by staff to individuals during the fiscal year for a particular service under - Community Support- Native Services on Reserve. "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). Note: For detail code A592 (autism), "direct service" refers to the number of hours of IBI service provided to eligible children.
# of children and youth served Community Support: Native Services on ReserveReport the unique/unduplicated number of individuals (children and youth) that received services in the reporting year for Community Support: 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.