Early Child Development Collection

Which comes first: Child or politics? Accessibility and care for First Nations children

2009

O'Brien, S.

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This article examines the barriers that First Nations children with special needs face in accessing supports and services to provide the required resources for screening, assessment and ongoing follow-up. In particular, it draws on the case of Jordan River Anderson and examines ongoing gaps and struggles that remain in implementing Jordan's Principle.

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Which comes first: Child or politics? Accessibility and care for First Nations children.

O'Brien, S. (2009). Which comes first: Child or politics? Accessibility and care for First Nations children. Policy Alternatives, Spring, 169-75.

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