The MNO | Programs & Services | Health & Wellness | Healthy Babies & Healthy Children

The Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program (AHBHC) is part of a province-wide network of prevention and early intervention services for families. The AHBHC program is an attempt to provide a system to identify children at risk for mental, physical, social and emotional problems before they start.

Services we provide include universal screening at birth for all new-borns, Family home visitors, Prenatal screening; Early identification.

Highlights of Program:

Screenings and assessments during pregnancy to ensure help is provided early
All newborn babies are screened in hospitals
Program includes children up to age six
Acknowledges that children can become “at risk” at any time because of changes in family circumstances or problems at new stages of development

Components

Screening and assessments help to identify families and children who could benefit from the program.

Network of Services

The Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program makes use of existing services in the province and community. Advocacy, support and information are given to families who are identified as at risk or who request the service.

Health Services Coordinator

The coordinators provide support linking clients to community resources, services and programs that meet their needs. Also provide ongoing support to families by telephone contact and home visiting.

Lay Home Visitors

Family Visitors are people from the community who have parenting experience and who can relate to or communicate with the families they visit. They are trained in supporting families and promoting child development. They work with families to build on their strength, develop their parenting skills and help them connect to community resources.

Supporting families and children

All families having a baby need some support. The Aboriginal Healthy Babies and Healthy Children Program is an important
way to ensure that children get the best start in life.

The health services sites are:

Kenora – Kenora Métis Council
Dryden – Northwest Métis Council
Fort Frances - Sunset Country Métis
Thunder Bay – Thunder Bay Métis Council
Timmins - Métis Nation of Ontario
North Bay – North Bay Métis Council
Maynooth - Baptistse Lake Métis Council
Midland - Georgian Bay Métis Council
Toronto - Toronto Métis Council
Windsor – Windsor Métis Community Council
Sudbury – Sudbury Métis Council
Welland - Welland Metis Council
Ottawa - Ottawa Metis Council

Contact

Child & Family Services Manager
Monique Raymond
347 Spruce St. South
Timmins, ON P4N 2N2
Ph: 705-264-3939
Ph: 888-497-3939
Fx: 705-264-5468

AHBHC Supervisor
Lynne C. Picotte
347 Spruce St. South
Timmins, ON P4N 2N2
Ph: 705-264-3939
Ph: 888-497-3939
Fx: 705-264-5468

AHBHC Coordinators

REGION 1
Kenora Metis Council
70 Park Street
Kenora, ON P9N 1Y6
T: 807-468-2034
F: 807-467-2554

Northwest Metis Council
34A King Street
Dryden, ON P8N 1B7
T: 807-223-4535
T: 800-850-1176
F: 807-223-4855

Anne-Marie Armstrong
Sunset Country Metis
426 Victoria Avenue,
PO Box 403
Fort Frances P9A 2C3
T: 807-274-1386
F: 807-274-1801

REGION 2
Metis Community Center
226 May Street South
Thunder Bay P7E 1B4
T: 807-624-5016
F: 807-623-7036

REGION 3
Richard Aubin
Timmins Metis Council
347 Spruce St. North
Timmins P4N 2N2
T: 705-264-3939
F: 705-264-5468

Jean McAllister
347 Spruce St. North
Timmins P4N 2N2
T: 705-264-3939
F: 705-264-5468

REGION 4
Jamie Panco-Fox
26 Queen Street East
Sault Ste. Marie P6A 1Y3
T: 705-254-1768
F: 705-254-3515

REGION 5
Dale Xilon
Sudbury Metis Council
260 Alder St - upstairs
Sudbury ON P3C 5P4
T: 705-669-0866
T: 877-637-0866
F: 705-671-9415

Amanda Desbiens
237-101 Worthington E
North Bay P1B 1G5
T: 705-476-2339
T: 877-772-7709
F: 705-474-9427

REGION 6
Robin Davey
91 Chemaushgon Street
Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
T: 613-338-3111
T: 877-407-1180
F:613-338-3165

Tammy Hoover
91 Chemaushgon Street
Bancroft, ON
K0L 1C0
T: 613-338-3111
T: 877-407-1180
F:613-338-3165

Cory Deschamps
236 Stewart St. Suite 102
Renfrew, K7V 1X7
T: 613-432-6499
F: 613-432-8009

REGION 7
Mary Mackie
GBMC
355 Cranston Crescent
Midland, ON L4R 4K6
T: 705-526-6335
F: 705-526-7537

REGION 8
222-75 Sherbourne St.
Toronto, ON M5A 2P9
T: 416-977-9881
T: 888-466-6684
F: 416-977-9911

REGION 9
October Fostey
Windsor/Essex Métis Council
145-600 Tecumseh Rd
Windsor, ON N8X 4X9
T: 519-974-0860
T: 888-243-5148
F: 519-974-3739

Rebecca Vander Sanden
Metis Nation of Welland
18 Division St.
Welland, ON L3B 3Z6
T: 905-735-1112
T: 877-292-3522

Métis Nation of Ontario
500 Old St. Patrick St, Unit D
Ottawa, ON K1N 9G4

T: 613-798-1488
TF: 800-263-4889
F: 613-722-4225

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