Each week, we compile news on health, wellness, social services and First Nations, which is organized by category of our service offer. As a result, people in charge of the service offer can disseminate information specific to their field, or any other news relevant to First Nations.
Scholarships, awards and grants
Tahatikonhsontóntie’ graduate scholarships are here!
To find out more about the contest, click here.
Application deadline: May 31, 2025.
Children and family
Youth Protection Information Capsules
The FNQLHSSC is proud to launch of its youth protection information capsules!
These capsules are divided into three essential sections:
– The report
– Start of the assessment
– Application of measures
The goal is to inform families of their rights, the intervention process, and the services and support resources available.
The vignettes are in French, English, Innu-aimun and Anishinaabemowin. All capsules are now available here.
Webinar by the Olo Foundation
The Olo Foundation is offering the webinar Alcohol, Cannabis, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Better Understanding for Better Support, on June 10, 2025 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The objectives of this webinar are to:
- – Raise awareness of cannabis and alcohol use during the perinatal period in Quebec
- – Provide professionals and caregivers with tools to adopt a non-judgmental, caring approach to harm reduction
- – Present concrete examples and case studies to support practice in the field
Health and Wellness
The Institut national de santé publique du Québec is launching two new audiovisual vignettes on aboriginal public health.
Funded by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, these capsules aim at public health professionals, and are designed to promote the transmission and appropriation of knowledge related to First Nations realities.
Capsule: Health determinants in Indigenous contexts: An overview
Capsule: Alcohol use in Indigenous contexts: Through the lens of protective factors
Inauguration of the Centre de sécurisation culturelle de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
On May 23, 2025, the FNQLHSSC was invited to the inauguration of the Centre de sécurisation culturelle de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec. These spaces respond to the expressed needs of First Nations for a gathering place, and aim to improve the experience of users and families. These spaces include a Resourcing Centre and two family lounges located near the palliative care unit and the intensive care unit. View the photos of the event.
If you have any questions, please contact L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec resources at: navigateur@chudequebec.ca
Openly discuss stigma and discrimination in our lives
Still looking for an activity for your AGM or summer?
One of our partners, the AQRP-sm, offers to organize and facilitate free discussions on stigma and discrimination in our lives. Interested? Simply contact Laurence Caron LMCARON@AQRP-SM.ORG or Véronica Vivanco VVIVANCO@AQRP-SM.ORG. All conversations can be tailored to your needs and ideas. It could be next month, summer or even fall.
For context, the Provincial Group on Stigma and Discrimination in Mental Health (GPS-SM), of which we are part with AQRP-MS, is currently writing a position statement and national framework on addressing stigma. These conversations hope to inform these documents and could even be part of certain passages. In exchange the facilitators can share information and known strategies to participants (if desired).
For more information on AQRP-sm, click here.
Psychosocial Support
ADHD and Indigenous Strenght : Understanding, Adapting, Thriving
This session offers an Indigenous perspective on ADHD, highlighting its effects on learning, work, and daily life. Through personal stories and evidence-based insights, the presenter will explore common challenges and strengths, providing practical tools and adaptable strategies to help participants thrive. For more information, click here.
Date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Free online via Zoom!
Research and Information Resources
D2R External Indigenous Advisory Council – McGill University
McGill University is seeking a First Nation representative for its external D2R Indigenous Advisory Council. For more information, please see the documents below.
Booklet
Mandate
Interest form
Research: coercive psychiatric practices
The Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa is conducting a research on consent in psychiatric care. To participate in the research, click here.
Call for candidates – Indigenous representative at CER-UQAT
The Ethics Committee for Research Involving Humans of the Université du Québec en Abitibi Témiscamingue (CER-UQAT) is seeking a regular member and an alternate member to represent the interests and concerns of indigenous peoples.
Workshop Invitation: Coming Together – An Introductory Session by D2R
Date: June 10, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Coming Together is an introductory workshop hosted by D2R focused on building partnerships in medical genomics and Indigenous health research.
Workshop Highlights:
– Explore the intersection of genomic medicine and Indigenous health research
– Hear from speakers highlighting Indigenous-led initiatives
– Learn about community-based research approval processes
– Emphasis on respectful collaboration and mutual learning
– Participate in open Q&A discussions
Governance and community mobilization
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
This May, let’s mobilize to prevent all types and forms of sexual assault. To fight and prevent sexual assault, the Gouvernement du Québec has published a government strategy to counter sexual violence, domestic violence and rebuild trust. Read the strategy here.
Webinars: World Elder Abuse Day
To mark World Elder Abuse Day, two webinars are being offered by Quebec’s regional and national elder abuse coordinators, in collaboration with the Chaire de recherche on elder abuse.
Webinar: Seniors who are potential victims and alleged perpetrators of sexual abuse: what does the literature tell us?
June 12, 2025 – 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (online)
Free registration (required, French only)
Target audience: Community network and health and social services network workers
Webinar: Maltreatment in a Caregiver Context: When Neurocognitive Disorders Sow Confusion
June 18, 2025 – 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (online)
Free registration (required, French only)
Target audience: Community and health and social services network stakeholders
Wildfire checklist
The W8banaki team has produced a checklist on wildfires and the roles of stakeholders in managing them. Consult the tool and read the newsletter here.
GCDonate: How to register and request assets
GCDons is the new online platform from GCSurplus for donating surplus government assets. It aims to promote these items to eligible and registered organizations across Canada. Learn more.
Let’s stand together to make our voices heard in the fight against homelessness!
Since the launch of the campaign in April, over 14,200 people have signed the Joint Declaration in the Fight Against Homelessness. What about you? Have you signed? Have you shared it with your network?
This declaration is the fruit of collective work carried out during the Estates General on Homelessness in November 2024. It reflects a common vision, supported by hundreds of players from all walks of life, united around the same goal: to end homelessness, together.
First Nations are directly concerned by this reality. By adding our voice to this declaration, we are demonstrating our solidarity, affirming our vision, and calling on the government to take concrete action. Together, in unity, we will be heard.
The declaration calls for :
- Massive investment in social and affordable housing
- Preventive action to keep people off the streets
- An effective government response and funding commensurate with needs
Sign now and mobilize your community: https://itinerance.ca/declaration/
National Graduate of Student Gathering : Call for abstracts
An annual student gathering organized by the Environment for Indigenous Health Research regional networks, funded across Canada by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research , will take place from October 27 to 30, 2025. To find out more, click here.
Registration deadline: June 14, 2025.
Organizational and Strategic Publications
The National Health Transformation Symposium Report
The report is now available! Access the report here.
Press release on the Québec amis des aînés and Municipalité des aînés programs
Read the press release. (French only)