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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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Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm
Application
  • Program registration required

  • Requires prior arrangements for home visits

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


  • Indigenous children at-risk

Fees
None

Contacts
Seequan Brown - Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator
807-363-9824
Wes Nothing - Health Director
807-363-1085; Cell 807-738-0127 * wesn@michikan.ca

Languages
English

Language Notes
Oji-Cree, available upon request

Area 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 21, 2025: Suggest an edit