Child, Youth and Family Services Action Plan Progress Tracker
12 total action items
Action
Provide information to applicable NWT Indigenous governments and organizations on:
- the purpose of providing notice of court documents; and
- how this information can be used to support children, youth, and families.
Deliverables
Provide letters to applicable NWT Indigenous governments and organizations, with an invitation for further dialogue.
Action
Review and examine opportunities to better support families through custom adoption.
Deliverables
Options paper is developed that outlines how more supports could be made available to families and extended families who are caring for children and youth.
Action
Work with Indigenous communities to communicate important Indigenous practices that contribute to keeping children and youth safe, with a focus on:
- Increasing awareness and education about the impact of custom adoption practices on child and family wellbeing; and
- Increasing the number of Indigenous caregivers.
Deliverables
Creation of public-facing mediums that showcase Indigenous systems of care.
Action
Adjust the foster care daily rate.
Deliverables
Increased foster care daily rate.
Action
Participate in the Child Welfare League of Canada’s pilot project on the Equitable Standards for Transitions to Adulthood for Youth in Care.
Deliverables
A completed baseline assessment of services for youth in care using the CWLC evaluation tool.
Establish a Youth In/From Care Steering Committee.
Action plan is developed to support youth in care as they transition to adulthood.
Action
Implement a pilot project for a land-based healing youth program to provide immediate services.
Deliverables
An in-territory land-based healing program rooted in Indigenous practices is available to youth.
Action
Establish a Community of Practice for Indigenous employees, to provide a supportive peer network, raise issues, and share innovations to address anti-Indigenous racism.
Deliverables
Community of practice is established.
Action
Introduce surveys to better understand the attraction, recruitment, and retention experiences of Indigenous employees.
Deliverables
Analysis of survey results.
Action
Offer the CFS-Specific HSS Cultural Safety and Anti-Racism Training.
Deliverables
Annual delivery of training to CFS Staff.
Action
Provide training on anti-oppressive practices to be used when mentoring of frontline managers, supervisors, and staff.
Deliverables
Development of training to guide mentorship with frontline managers, supervisors, and staff.
Ongoing mentorship with frontline managers, supervisors, and staff.
Action
Further examine the Structured Decision Making® (SDM) Model for its capacity to effectively support Indigenous individuals and families.
Deliverables
Decision on if/how to proceed with the implementation of the remaining two SDM® tools that aid decision-making in risk assessments and family reunification assessments.
Action
Single Electronic File System
- Building off the work completed in 2022-23, complete an analysis on the feasibility, considerations, and barriers of a Single Electronic File System.
- Depending on the outcome of the analysis, complete an implementation plan and business case.
Deliverables
Business, human, financial, and technology requirements and considerations are outlined.