Okay, yeah, no, thanks, I appreciate that. You know, I guess once an individual is diagnosed, what sort of support are we able to offer? Are there, like, case workers assigned or other staff within the system that can provide support and assistance? Thanks, Madam Chair.
Historical Information The Information below relates to a previous session of the Legislative Assembly.
Bill 73, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 4
Government Bill
19th Assembly, 2nd SessionIntroduced on March 6, 2023
Status
Law (Assent given) as of March 30, 2023
This bill has received Commissioner's Assent and is now law (but may not be in force yet).
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Related Votes
March 29, 2023 Passed Third Reading of Bill 73: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 4, Carried
March 7, 2023 Passed Second Reading of Bill 73: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 4, Carried
March 6, 2023 Passed First Reading of Bill 73: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 4
Discussion & Mentions
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Yes, thank you. It's important to us to offer equitable service. With only one staff member, I don't know if it's feasible to expect that person to both travel and keep up with the waitlist that is ongoing here for the whole territory. So the way we're trying to achieve equitability is to have people travel into the FASD clinic. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay, thanks. You know, look, I rightfully recognize this is a difficult area to keep staffed and maintain the service and so on. But is there the potential at some point to allow the staff to travel to regional centres or even small communities to allow them to offer the service to ensure we try to provide an equitable level of service across the NWT? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
The program isn't offered in correctional centres but the correctional -- the health staff in the correctional centres work for the health authority. So they could make a referral to the FASD clinic.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Yeah, okay. Thanks. No, and I expected that would be the case. Is this service offered in the correctional centres as well? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay, yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. And thanks for that answer. I'm just wondering do we actually cover travel costs and if someone needs to come into Yellowknife to get properly diagnosed and so on? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Cecchetto
Thank you, Madam Chair. I can't say whether we are in a position to have more demand in relation to the current services that are being provided. It is something that we are aware of. One of the things that I think that is particularly difficult when it comes to FASD is the diagnosis in and of itself, of course, and sometimes backtracking. I think the key piece to this is to ensure that we continue to provide supports and services to the people where they're at and what their needs are. But to answer your direct question around whether we are prepared to meet more of that demand, I can't say that we actually -- the services are what they currently are today. And so we will continue to work with our Education, Culture and Employment colleagues in relation to that.