Project History and Evolution
The Integrated Justice Program emerged from a project first funded by Public Safety Canada in 2019. Originally called “Navigator-Advocates: Integrated Supports for Justice-Involved Indigenous Youth and Adults with FASD,” this project focused on TRC Call to Action #34 that recommends change in the justice system for Indigenous persons with disabilities. The TRC Calls to Action include 17 recommendations focused on the justice system and tie together the links between residential schools, trauma, disability and the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the justice system. From 2019-2022, this project delivered frontline justice supports as well as Gladue submissions and aftercare to Indigenous individuals across Saskatchewan through partnerships and collaborations with File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, The FASD Network of Saskatchewan, as well as Saskatchewan Population Health Evaluation Research Unit and the University of Regina. The project was able to work with over 200 clients in three years with the youngest and oldest participants being 15 and 64 respectively. An active client base of over 130 clients was maintained in the closing year. We would like to thank all of the clients who worked with this project since 2019 (prior and beyond) and lent their insights and expertise each day to help shape and improve how supports and services are delivered in this province.
In August 2023, the Integrated Justice Program moved to the University of Regina where a small team now focuses exclusively on the delivery of Gladue submissions and collaborating on expanding Gladue capacity in the province. Since 2020, the Integrated Justice Program has has submitted over 100 submissions using our unique team-based approach to Gladue. Want to learn more about IJP’s Gladue Writing Project? Click here to read an article about the project in the local news.
Our team would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all of our participants, funders, and partners in the past and present who have made this project possible. We are deeply grateful for their immeasurable contributions.
- Legal Aid Saskatchewan
- University of Regina
- Humanities Research Institute
- SPHERU
- Public Safety Canada
The Integrated Justice Program offers a special thank you to Bev Poitras and the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council’s Restorative Justice program for their invaluable support throughout this journey. We could not have done this without them. Thank you and we look forward to what the future may hold!