Yellow Thunderbird Lodge
Prevention
Helping families end the cycle.
Our prevention measures help keep your family safe and protected.
Together we create safe homes that keep families out of the system. Our process brings together youth, parents, members of the extended family, and Nation supports to create lasting change for our children.
A trusted resource for families.
- Mental Health Services
- Wellness Support Services
- Program and Services Training
- Family Enhancement Program
- Collin Rope Intervention Safe Home
- Family Support Program
We are here to support you and your family.
We work to uphold our Rights, belonging, and justice. We work with families to fill any gaps, ensuring that children are safe, healthy and supported. Our approach to families includes:
Parents
Grandparents
Extended Family Member
Children
Youth
Leaders
Nation Resources
Nation Members
What We Offer:
Mental Health Services
Wellness Support Services
Family Enhancement Program
Collin Rope Intervention Safe Home
Program and Services Training
Family Support Program
Our Services
Family Support Services
We are here to support families. Our programs help create a safe environment for children.
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Mental Health Services
Addictions Treatment
Who It Serves:
Parents
What’s Involved:
- Help for parents facing addiction challenges
- Support, counseling and programs to maintain a substance-free home
Family Counselling
Who It Serves:
Families
What’s Involved:
- Sessions that bring families together to address generational trauma
- Use of family therapists and Elders (if preferred)
- Peacemaking and sharing circles to heal, build stronger bonds, and ensure children are well cared for
Group Interventions & Supports
Who It Serves:
Families
What’s Involved:
- Group sessions to address challenges that might lead to children being removed from the home
- Sharing experiences, learning new coping strategies, and supporting one another
- Creating opportunities for networking for parents, children, and youth.
Wellness Support Services
Wellness Support Services assists individuals with child protection involvement or at risk of involvement to provide holistic pre- and post-addiction supports.
These supports include:
- Providing referrals
- Connection planning
- Crystal Clear Support Group
- Support for individuals to attend inpatient and outpatient healing/treatment programs
In-home Support
Who It Serves:
Families
What’s Involved:
- Support workers to visit the home to offer direct help and guidance
- Practical assistance, parenting strategies and emotional support to create a stable environment
- Training Support Modules for Parents and other individuals
Family Service Reviews
Who It Serves:
Families
What’s Involved:
- Regular check-ins to see how each family member is doing
- Identifying needs, setting goals and making sure families get the right support
Family Preservation Services
Who It Serves:
Families
What’s Involved:
- Strengthening family connections to keep children safe at home
- Providing resources to help parents and caregivers overcome challenges
Family Advocacy Program
Who It Serves:
Families
What’s Involved:
- Supporting families in reunifying with their children by navigating processes and systems
- Showing how parents can provide a healthy and nurturing environment
You can make the difference in the life of a child.
YTL Prevention Services can be accessed by people from all of our Member Nations for yourself or on behalf of someone else.
Our Services
Family Enhancement Program
Our programs will help you build your parenting skills to create good, safe environments for your children.
Family Enhancement Program
Home Visit Programs
Who It Serves:
Parents
Grandparents
Aunties
Uncles
Extended Families
Siblings
What’s Involved:
- Group sessions address challenges that might lead to children being removed from the home
- Learn coping strategies
- Support each other
- Food supports, clothing, and help support the needs of the child
Caregiver/Parent Mentoring
Who It Serves:
Parents
Grandparents
Aunties
Uncles
Extended Families
Siblings
What’s Involved:
- Bring the family together
- Address generational trauma
- Support from family counselors or Elders (if preferred)
- Peacemaking circles
- Build stronger bonds
Parenting Skills Programs
Who It Serves:
Parents
Grandparents
Aunties
Uncles
Extended Families
Siblings
What’s Involved:
- Parenting training
- Set personal goals
- Connection to our traditions, culture, and ceremony
- Help parents get the tools and knowledge to raise their children in a safe, loving environment
Upholding our children's Rights to language, culture, and ceremony.
YTL Prevention Services can be accessed by people from all of our Member Nations for yourself or on behalf of someone else.
Our Services
Collin Rope Intervention Safe Home
Our Intervention Safe Home offers healing through programming, services and activities. Our Safe Homes are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for families who are at risk of child protection involvement.
Collin Rope Intervention Safe Home
Group Interventions & Supports
Who It Serves:
Community Members
Parents
Families
Service Providers
Children
What’s Involved:
- Maintain reunification or reunite the family involved with the child protection system
- To offer a 24-hour supportive living arrangement
- Focus on enhancing family functioning through short-term and long-term interventions
- Provide opportunities for families to meet other families connected to the program
- Assist families to keep their children in their immediate care
Upholding our children's Rights to language, culture, and ceremony.
YTL Prevention Services can be accessed by people from all of our Member Nations for yourself or on behalf of someone else.
Our Services
Program and Services Training
Provide research, knowledge building and training support to YTL employees and Member Nations.
Program and Services Training
Program and Services Training
Who It Serves:
Nation Members
YTL Employees
Service Providers
What’s Involved:
- Training sessions for employees and community partners to understand, coordinate, and deliver programming
- Equipping participants with knowledge and skills to support their Nations
- Job specific training for skill building
Upholding our children's Rights to language, culture, and ceremony.
YTL Prevention Services can be accessed by people from all of our Member Nations for yourself or on behalf of someone else.
Children have a Right to their family, languages, and cultures.
Yellow Thunderbird Lodge supports and provides services to anyone from our member nations, whether seeking assistance for themselves or on behalf of someone else.
