The association of a paraprofessional home visiting intervention with lower child maltreatment rates in First Nation families in Canada: A population-based retrospective cohort study

•Families First Home Visiting serves families facing multiple parenting challenges.•The program is available to First Nation families living off-reserve in Manitoba.•Enrolled families are less likely to have their children taken into care.•Keeping families together is a key message of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission.•Enhanced efforts to enroll First Nation families in the program may be warranted.