Feedback from Professionals, Peer Support Workers, Community Partners, Families, Community Members and People with Lived/Living Experience
BCAPOP is currently developing Next Steps, a proposed supportive recovery assisted living program in Kamloops for pregnant people and newly parenting birthers with their babies. Next Steps is being designed to address a gap that, to BCAPOP’s knowledge, does not currently exist as a dedicated program model: a short-term, home-like bridge for pregnant people and birthing parents with their infants leaving hospital, detox, crisis stabilization, or another immediate care setting who are not yet ready or able to move directly into existing treatment, longer-term supportive housing, bed-based programs, or independent housing.
The proposed program would support residents for approximately 2 to 4 months in a safe, structured, recovery-oriented environment where birthing parents can stabilize, remain connected to their infants, and receive in-house practical, emotional, parenting, cultural, and recovery support while planning their next step. BCAPOP is not an Indigenous-led organization. We recognize the importance of relationship, accountability, cultural humility, and guidance from Indigenous partners, communities, and knowledge holders as this program is developed.
BCAPOP is seeking feedback from people across BC, including people with lived/living experience, peer support workers, Indigenous partners and community members, health and social service providers, pregnancy outreach workers, child and family service providers, families, funders, and community partners.
Your input will help shape the program model, policies, partnerships, staffing, cultural safety, and resident supports. This survey is voluntary, and you may skip any program model question. Please do not include identifying information about clients, patients, residents, or families.
Estimated time: 20–30 minutes.
COMPELTE SURVEY
