Comments on strategies that may be the most effective tools to help decrease suicide and suicide attempt including community wellness and cultural competence strategies.
Looks at effectiveness of existing services offered for the community and for Aboriginal women and concludes that not enough gender and ethnic services are offered.
David Berner: Ending the Dependency Trap ; episode 8, part 1
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Calvin Helin
David Berner
Description
Interview with the author of two books which discuss First Nations reliance on the government and the need for self-sufficiency.
Duration: 14:18.
Part II.
Review of the lives of 21 infants who died before the age of two years between January 1, 2007 and May 1, 2009. Shows limited support and services available to vulnerable families in British Columbia.
Joint Special Report: Health and Well-Being of Children in British Columbia: Report 1 on Health Services Utilization and Mortality
E-Books
Author/Creator
Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia
Ministry of Health
Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Description
Aims to use routinely collected data to better understand health and well-being outcomes for children and youth who are currently, or have been, in government care.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Contends that programs and services must respond to the compounding effects of oppression and repeated exposure to violence that young Aboriginal women face.
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences ; 2013
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Representative for Children and Youth British Columbia discusses importance of engaging vulnerable children, putting their needs first, and supporting their success.
Video of presentation given at the 2013 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Duration: 58:38.
B.C. CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women] Group
Description
Contends that the Government of British Columbia stands in violation of its obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Discussion with the Manager of Vancouver Tennant Assistance Program and Executive Director of St. James Society Community Services on the agencies available to address the needs of Vancouver's homeless people.
Duration: 27:40.
Introduction: People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia
People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marilyn Callahan
Christopher Walmsley
Description
"This chapter highlights the importance of not discarding our past but, rather, understanding the actions of social work pioneers within the context of their times and gaining appreciation for their accomplishments".
Introduction and Chapter 1 from People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia edited by Leslie T. Foster and Brian Wharf.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 2, no. 1, Population Health: Risk and Resistance, March 2005, pp. 54-59
Description
Study found that participation rates and health data demonstrated program success and women who had better access to health care enjoyed a better overall quality of life.