May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

B.A. CYR - DR.EX. (WALSH) MAY 31, 2013
D.L. ROUSSIN - DR.EX. (WALSH)
S.E. TAYLOR - DR.EX. (WALSH)
D.M. KNOL - DR.EX. (WALSH)
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Family Services because it seems that it's very much about
apprehension versus about having, providing supports to
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family.
So it becomes a very awkward position, but we do
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have a relationship with them where they will refer people
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to us.
We will tell them about what services are
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available, so it's reciprocal in a way, and it's sometimes
very dependent upon individual workers.
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MS. WALSH:
Do you find that the people who come
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to use your services trust your staff?
MS. TAYLOR: Yes, explicitly. I think because,
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one, we, we don't define ourselves as experts.
We work
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with them where they're at, and it's sort of the harm
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reduction model:
it's about working with them where
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they're at and going along with them in the journey as to
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what they sort of feel their needs are.
In our program
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around addictions and substance abuse, we have, we had an
evaluation that said we were actually doing better than one
of the largest organizations that deals with addiction and
violence.
MS. WALSH: Thank you.
Diane.
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MS. ROUSSIN:
So I, I'm the executive Ma Mawi Wi
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Chi Itata Centre and Ma Mawi is many, many things, but I
guess number one, we're an indigenous-led organization so
we have an all indigenous board of directors and we have
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