Aboriginal Children's Perceptions of Their Urban Living Environments Theses Author/Creator Jillian Farris Description Child & Youth Study Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2008. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Aboriginal Women and Family Violence E-Books Author/Creator Public Health Agency of Canada Ipsos-Reid Corporation Description Condensed version of original report. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Exploring Health Priorities in First Nation Communities in Nova Scotia Documents & Presentations Author/Creator Carl Patterson Jean Robinson-Dexter Melissa Nell Description Identifies prevalent health priorities, requirements, and challenges of Mi'kmaq people by looking at three groups: First Nations community members, youth, and health system partners. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Families Learning Together: A Family Literacy Program with Mi'kmaw Communities in Atlantic Canada Alternate Title Families Learning Together: A Family Literacy Program with Micmac Communities in Atlantic Canada Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Vianne Timmons Fiona Walton Alaina Roach O'Keefe Maryam Wagner Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 94-109, 174 Description Research evaluation from the Mi'kmaw Family Literacy Program which was designed, developed, piloted and implemented in several Atlantic communities. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
It Started over Coffee: The Aboriginal Community Youth Resilience Network (ACYRN) in Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Communities of Atlantic Canada Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Dawn Caldwell April Maloney Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 129-143 Description Discusses a questionnaire created to study Aboriginal youth resilience and the issues faced during the research gathering stage. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Jurisdictional Comparisons of Child Welfare System Design Alternate Title Towards Sustainable Child Welfare in Ontario: First Report of the Commission ; working paper no. 2 Documents & Presentations Author/Creator Commission to Promote Sustainable Child Welfare Description Looks at systems in four provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Manitoba) and England. One section specific to Aboriginal children. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Resilience Moderates the Relationship Between Exposure to Violence and Posttraumatic Reexperiencing in Mi'kmaq Youth Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Marc Zahradnik Sherry H. Stewart Roisin M. O'Connor Doreen Stevens Michael Ungar ... [et al.] International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 408-420 Description Comments on the goals and two key findings from the study. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
The Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI): A Comparison of Cut-Points in First Nations Mi'kmaq and Non-Aboriginal Adolescents in Rural Nova Scotia Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Melanie Noel Roisin M. O'Connor Brock Boudreau Christopher J. Mushquash M. Nancy Comeau ... [et al.] International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 336-350 Description Study assesses the ability of the RAPI to identify problem drinkers. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
The Structure of Drinking Motives in First Nations Adolescents in Nova Scotia Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Christopher J. Mushquash Sherry H. Stewart M. Nancy Comeau Patrick J. McGrath American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 15, no. 1, 2008, pp. 33-52 Description Study found that a true social motive for alcohol use doesn't exist in this group, rather the group has enhancement motives like drinking "to party". Login or Register to create bookmarks.
The Suicide Prevention Continuum Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Dawn Caldwell Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 145-153 Description Explores intervention options during the different stages of suicide risk. Login or Register to create bookmarks.