Program To Offer Parent And Caregiver Coaching For Indigenous Families

Indigenous families with children who are experiencing big worries and fears will have access to free, culturally grounded wellness practices through a virtual parent and caregiver coaching program.

Indigenous families with children who are experiencing big worries and fears will have access to free, culturally grounded wellness practices through a virtual parent and caregiver coaching program.

The We Are Indigenous: Big Worries/Fears Parent/Caregiver Support Program was developed with the guidance of the Indigenous advisory group, ‘Caring in All Directions’, and Indigenous writers in collaboration with the Canadian Mental Health Association.

The program builds on a previous program where trained coaches work on skills and strategies that can be used with children and family at home and in community settings.

Parents, caregivers, and their children can learn about Indigenous-centered wellness practices and strategies to increase their skills and strong spiritedness to push back against big worries and fears, known as anxiety in western views.

Developed by and for Indigenous people, the program acknowledges the strong spiritedness of Indigenous families, the importance of supporting First Nations in their wellness wisdoms, as well as the disruptive influences of colonization on Indigenous families.

For more information, visit https://welcome.cmhacptk.ca/bigworries/