BC CRN and local CRNs are committed to aligning prevention and education efforts to the outcomes and findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee Report of 2015.
Being Least Intrusive 2
BC CRN is pleased to announce the publication of Being Least Intrusive 2 – An orientation to practice for front-line workers responding to older Indigenous adults experiencing abuse & neglect (2026) by April Struthers, M.Ed., and Lindsay Risk, MSW, RSW. Thank you to the Council to Reduce Elder Abuse BC (CREA) for its funding support.
The BLI was originally developed to help front-line service providers, particularly those who are Non-Indigenous, orient themselves when responding to and engaging with vulnerable First Nation adults experiencing abuse, neglect, or self-neglect in on-reserve communities. Through its use, and through ongoing consultation with First Nation colleagues, healthcare leaders, front-line clinicians, community agencies, and other service partners, the scope of the tool has broadened and updated.
Helpful Organizations
- 24-Hour KUU-US Crisis Line Society
- BC Elders Communication Center Society
- First Nations Health Authority
- First Nations ReAct – Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
- Indian Residential School Survivors Society
- Aboriginal Legal Aid in BC
- Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs – Elder Abuse Guide
Documents
- BC Elders Guide (2024)
- Guide to the Pronunciation of Indigenous Communities and Organizations in BC – Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
- First Nations Health Authority – Cultural Safety and Humility Key Drivers and Ideas for Change
- Indigenous Cultural Safety – Somewhere to Start (2023)
- Promising Approaches for Addressing/Preventing Abuse of Older Adults in First Nations Communities (Struthers, Martin & Leaney)
- Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- We Walk Together: Exploring Connecting to Land, Water, Territory (2024)
Other Web Links
- Gitxsan Way of Knowing About Dementia – First Nations Health Authority
- Grandview Woodlands Elder International – YouTube Video
(Feature image retrieved from the Government of Canada, National Indigenous History Month, 2023.)
