Health care practitioners in BC are working to improve the hospital experiences of Indigenous children and their families. Their efforts include hiring staff to help Indigenous individuals receive high-quality, culturally safe health care. Although there is variation across health authorities, such positions can include Aboriginal Patient Liaisons, Aboriginal Patient Navigators, Indigenous Patient Navigators and Indigenous Liaison Nurses. These workers provide a range of services that can include ensuring that planning takes patients’ needs into account; facilitating communication and cultural understanding between patients and providers; assisting with language translation; and making referrals to appropriate community resources.

For more information, see Vol. 16, No. 3 of the Children’s Mental Health Research Quarterly.