Family Violence Initiative
COMPENDIUM OF PROMISING PRACTICES TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE SAFETY OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN IN CANADA
INTERACTIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES
Family Violence Interventions
- Program Name:
Waycobah Mi'kmaw Family Healing Centre
- Organization/Community:
Mi'kmaw Family and Children's Services
- Location:
Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia
- Website:
- Goals and Objectives:
To provide 24 hour family violence protection, treatment and prevention services.
- Target Group Description:
Aboriginal Women and their children.
- Program Description:
The program offers protection, safety, shelter and basic life necessities to women and children and outreach services to men. There is a 24 hour crisis support line. Programs include parenting, life skills, safety planning and follow up services such as family based support programs, which is a home based program specializing in parenting education. The program provides referrals and follow-up social service programs and community education in family violence intervention, treatment and prevention through short and long term shelter stays. All services involve customary teachings, Elder leadership and guidance and ceremony. Clients have access to a wide range of traditional teachings.
- Program Successes/Impact:
The programs adapt to community needs and desires and have effectively helped families live together in healing ways without violence.
- Key Lessons/Challenges:
Obtaining funding. High turnover rate of staff. Difficulty in hiring qualified Mi'kmaw personnel.
- Program in operation since:
2002.
- Program:
Ongoing.
- Date modified: