Investment of $978,272 through the Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative for the University of Regina to implement the Navigator-Advocates: Integrated Supports for Justice-Involved Indigenous Youth and Adults withFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

This alternative to custody and reintegration project is supported by frontline workers and peer mentors with trauma and FASD informed training who can effectively advocate for FASD-affected Indigenous offenders in Saskatchewan and the Yukon. The University partnership will include Indigenous organizations, as well as FASD and justice system stakeholders, to develop culturally relevant, community-based interventions that are responsive to the unique circumstances of Indigenous people. (CISION)