Service Providers’ Experiences Engaging Indigenous Fathers and Two-Spirit Parents With Young Children in Parenting Programs: An Interpretive Description

Amy L. Wright, Jessy Dame, Rachel VanEvery, Kate McGall, Ysabella Willett, Stephanie D. George, Bonnie Freeman, Jessica E. Pace, David Johnson, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Community Based Research Centre, McMaster University, Dalhousie University, Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle, Toronto Metropolitan University, Fathers of the Next Generation Steering Committee

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on April 03, 2025

Abstract

Qualitative Health Research, Volume 36, Issue 7, Page 681-694, June 2026.
Healthy parenting is critical to the health of children and is often supported by prenatal and parenting programs. While numerous parenting programs exist for Indigenous families with young children, most do not meet the needs of men or Two-Spirit people. ...