Looks at the success, implementation and relevance of an initiative developed in response to an increasing rate of suicide among First Nations and Inuit youth.
Project purpose was to increase understanding of the current accessibility and availability of speech-language pathology and audiology services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis heritage in Canada.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring , 2001, pp. 109-140
Description
Research compares height measurements of various populations testing the assumption that the taller the population the better the overall health; findings suggest other variables should also be considered..
Aboriginal History , vol. 25, Special Section: Genocide?: Australian Aboriginal History in International Perspective, 2001, pp. [116]-131
Description
Comments on testimonies from the Stolen Generation including one testimony which asks White Australians to look at their own actions that might support racism.
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Looks at key law and justice issues: funding services in rural areas; national women's legal program; and women's law and justice policy development and funding issues.
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Reports on current legal and associated services offered in the state, government initiatives addressing family violence, and results from consultations about experiences with the legal system.
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 160-173
Description
Looks at how providing culturally relevant opportunities for youth to build healthy relationships and leadership skills has the potential to increase youth engagement.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 58-[?]
Description
Studies four films to compare practices used to preserve Inuit architectural knowledge: Qallunajatut/Urban Inuk; episode 3 from Nunavut/Our Land series, Qarmaq/Stone House, and Qaggiq/Gathering Place .
Argues that the Federal government has failed to provide adequate support to First Nations children (both on and off-reserve) in terms of programs for birth and adoptive parents, has not implemented Jordan's principle, and does not monitor international adoption placements.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 163-180
Description
Examines the need for culturally appropriate mental health services for the prevention of Aboriginal youth suicide and the importance of positive youth development to foster healthy mental, emotional, social, spiritual and physical development.
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, vol. 31, no. S1, Spring, 2001, pp. 132-149
Description
Framework identifies the following areas of need: data development, risk factors for youth suicide, evaluation of interventions to prevent youth suicide, suicide prevention services, public information and education, and broader approaches to preventing youth suicide.
Looks at the relevance of existing asthmas education materials and identifies how these materials could be adapted to better suit the needs of the communities.
Provides statistics on number of children in care, and child abuse and neglect; discusses factors contributing to removal and highlights successful programs.
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 32, no. 12, December 2010, pp. 1796-1802
Description
Results from 83 interviews identified five themes: system supports, specialists, education through sharing, cultural and community supports, and recreational resource support. Compares results to available literature.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 86-95
Description
Looks at a framework incorporating Aboriginal culture and traditions, based on the "Métis List of Rights", to reclaim the rights and responsibilities for the care and well-being of Aboriginal children.
Reviews successful multi-component programs which include behavioural parent training, self-instructional training and school-based contingency training, that could be incorporated to treat Aboriginal children and youth with FASD.
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table. For example, geography and time frame.
Sources: Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2001, 2006, 2012.
Plan developed in response to consultations with women, front-line health care workers, professionals, and nurses about needs of women who must leave their communities to give birth.
Presents a website that highlights a literacy program for children and their families. The program celebrates and explores stories through books, oral traditions and art.
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. lxiv-lxviii
Description
Project goal is to develop a mental health curriculum sensitive to Native American values.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page lxiv.
Guidebook developed for high school teachers with the intent to prevent the spread of TB and to encourage healthy behaviours through activities and lesson resources.