This weekly health and wellness bulletin is intended to provide facts and outline potential actions to organizations, communities, and their members.
FNHMA partner organization Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has released newer information on:
- How indigenous communities can access supports needed due to COVID-19.
- How the $305 million for the new distinctions-based Indigenous Community Support Fund, to address immediate needs in indigenous communities will be utilized.
Follow the link below to keep up to date on how Indigenous Service Canada (ISC) is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation and the responses to it are changing hour by hour, so keeping up to date with the most recent information is of the utmost importance
Organizations such as the Thunderbird Partnership have been providing mental health supports for individuals struggling with social isolation. Their section of the organization called the First Peoples Wellness Council provides support for mental wellness through culture. If you are needing to access these supports please contact:
Phone:
(519) 692-9922