Collaboration and community connections: Working together to keep our children safe

The safety and well-being of all Alberta’s children, youth and families is not the responsibility of any one single agency, professional group or government, but rather is a shared community concern. Community partnerships... [ view full abstract ]

The safety and well-being of all Alberta’s children, youth and families is not the responsibility of any one single agency, professional group or government, but rather is a shared community concern. Community partnerships bring child intervention services together with agencies, service providers, concerned neighbors, family members and community to help prevent children from entering Alberta’s Child Intervention system and to provide families at risk or in crisis with access to culturally appropriate services and supports.

Through collaborative practice and meaningful community connections Alberta’s Child Intervention System is adapting their policies, programs and practices to engage families’ natural support systems and increase community involvement in providing support to families and the creation of safe, healthy environments for children to thrive.