Ministry of Children and Family Development Continued >> VANCOUVER COASTAL REGION • Supported 36 staff to attend the conference: Learning From Our Past, Present and Future: Aboriginal Best Practices Conference on May 17-19, 2006. • Multifaith advisory table in Richmond, which works with the Ministry to develop strategies to support children and families. • Building Blocks - A joint initiative with MOSAIC, Vancouver Coastal Health and MCFD to provide an early intervention, home visiting program for first time parent(s). Services are offered in seven languages. • Men in Change - Counselling and education for immigrant men who have or are at risk of committing domestic violence. • Family support services for Chinese Canadian families living in Vancouver, including services to children who have parents with mental health issues. • Five days of cultural awareness workshops for various cultures. NORTH REGION • Aboriginal cultural awareness training for the regional leadership team, management team and some staff. • Experiential cultural training regional leadership team. • Conference on integrated case management, which included ministry employees and agency staff, representing a diverse population of providers (cultural and Aboriginal representatives). • Welcoming home camps.
REPORT ON MULTICULTURALISM • GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
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