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2015-16 First Nations Regional Health Survey

Alternate Title
Phase 3 First Nations Regional Health Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Information Governance & Data Projects
Union of Nova Scotia Indians
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.
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Atlantic Indigenous Labour Market Initiative: Preparing Today's Youth for Future Employment

Alternate Title
Atlantic Indigenous Labor Market Initiative: Preparing Today's Youth for Future Employment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ron L’Esperance
Thomas
McGuire
Darlene McCulloch
Stephen Coyle
Corinne MacLellan … [et al.]
Presents key findings and conclusions resulting from research and an outreach and engagement process with relevant stakeholders. Includes findings from an online survey, an analysis of current and future labour supply and demand dynamics in the region, and the implications for an Aboriginal Employment Strategy.
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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
Looks at systems in four provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Manitoba) and England. One section specific to Aboriginal children.
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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
Comments on the goals and two key findings from the study.
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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
Study assesses the ability of the RAPI to identify problem drinkers.
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StatsUpdate: Youth Court Statistics, 2016/2017

Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Statistical data compares 2016/2017 to 2015/2016 cases in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.
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