Mental Health

Presents recommendations to improve the social and emotional well being in Indigenous communities in New South Wales, Australia.

Presents results for adults, youth and children. Under each there are sections dealing with demographics, indicators and predictors of personal health and wellness, health care, and community health and wellness. Version 2.0.

Reports responses of 319 individuals who were asked questions about family life, income nd employment, education, housing and homeless, public accommodation, harassment and violence, police interactions and prisons, health and identity documents. Related material: 2008 Survey Results.

Focuses on government procurement, Indigenous tourism and the arts, and trauma-informed care.

Education and Psychology Thesis ([D.Psy.?])--Pepperdine University, 2012.

Report describes factors investigated and some preliminary recommendations to reduce the infant mortality rate.

Describes the creation of a training program for behavioural health technicians at the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Centre in Queensland, Australia.

Discusses services offered to three target groups needing help: slightly intellectually handicapped, prisoner's families, and multiple problems due to diabetes.

Identifies and assesses all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing programs that address psychosocial issues among Australia's Indigenous peoples.

Looks at the sharp increase in young adult male suicides from the 1980s to substantially higher levels.

Looks at the benefit of treating mental health in Aboriginal youth with both mainstream health services and Aboriginal understandings.

Links to short video which discusses the ACHH's research on helping healthcare professionals to understand pain and hurt from a Mi'kmaw perspective. Research done in collaboration with Artist Alan Syliboy, illustrates how participants think about and express pain. ACHH Initiative Duration 5:03

Research priorities were organized into four theme areas: Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Primary Health Care, Public Health and Prevention, and Human Resources and Indigenous Cultural Competency.

Looks at strategies to protect vulnerable groups from gambling related harm.

Examines a targeted intervention program aimed at enhancing self confidence, social connections and participation during secondary school.

Brief look at the vision, mission and values of the foundation.

Highlights the most important aspects of the report; includes maps, charts, models, and graphs.

Paper focuses on how oppression, in all forms, is being dealt with in Aboriginal communities and discusses emerging literature on the topic.

Report findings indicate that aboriginal populations have an increased risk of death from alcoholism, homicide, suicide and pneumonia.

Case study of the Aboriginal-controlled Nishnawbe-Aski First Nation's Crisis Team program.

Looks at a claim concerning the violation of the United Nations Genocide Convention in the Indian Residential Schools system, some of the effects of genocide on survivors and their families, and concludes by suggesting ways to move forward. Article located by scrolling down page.

Looks at the benefits provided by the program in the downtown eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Reports on what the author says is one of the first mental health conferences among Aboriginal people in Australia.

Reviews presentations at the Aboriginal Health: Social and Cultural Transitions Conference held Sept 28-30 at the Northern Territory University in Darwin.

Discusses the impacts, causes and offers solutions for reducing levels of stress among Australian Aboriginal health workers.

Scholarly literature published between 1988 and 2012.

Contends that there is a need for development of a different model for suicide alleviation for the Aborigines, Maori and Inuit in Australia, New Zealand and Nunavut.

Looks at how historical past practices have effected the mental health of Aboriginal people .

Author argues that most neglected part of Australian Aboriginal health is mental health and that alcohol abuse is rooted in the rapid changes in Aboriginal society.

Argues that the causes, not effects of alcohol abuse need to be looked at as well as mental health.

Describes vision and action strategies for Aboriginal Mental Health by providing influential background factors, documentation, direction for service providers, and coordination of facilities and service delivery.

Describes different mental health illnesses and treatments for Aboriginal patients.

Follows the development stages of a boy named Peter from his school years to adulthood.

Discusses the need for health workers to have mental health education in order to meet the needs of Aboriginal clients.

Looks at the skills needed to have effective communication between health workers and patients: attitude, behaviour, verbal communication, information delivery, and concluding the conversation.

Reports health workers should be involved in the examination process because they are able to provide cultural and spiritual information.

Comments on past rituals, attitudes and emotions connected with death and the role of the health worker in the community following a death.

Looks at important symptoms for common mental health problems at different ages. The first groups deals with behaviours or problems with normal behaviour and the second group deals with behaviours that are abnormal.

Study shows a sizable gap between health status of Aboriginal people in Australia and non-Aboriginals and inappropriate treatment especially regarding mental health.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--Carleton University, 2009.

Author relates his personal experiences with alcohol and working as a probation and parole officer.

Probation and parole officer discusses his early involvement in mental health and the obstacles faced developing Aboriginal health services.

Discusses treatment frameworks for mental illness and social ills.

Summarizes concerns and recommendations of the Aboriginal Mental Health Committee.

Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2003.

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