Reach Out: Connect: Contemporary TheMHS in Mental Health Services
Reach Out: Connect: Proceedings of 16th Annual TheMHS Conference 2006
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Inge Kowanko
Colleen Prideaux
Jackie Ah Kit
Lourdes Ordasi
Helen Murray
Charlotte de Crespigny
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Chapter from: Reach Out: Connect. Contemporary TheMHS in Mental Health Services by Paula Hanlon, Sadie Robertson, Kevin Kellerhear, Cathy Issakidis, Vivienne Miller ... [et al.].
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 14, no. 2, 2007, pp. 16-28
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Argues that routine screening for depression in Alaska village clinics, the top place in the United States for suicides, could lead to reduced depressive illness and deaths.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 39, no. 2, 2007, pp. 166-182
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Discusses research done by the Southern Saskatchewan/Urban Aboriginal Health Coalition to create culturally respectful health care in two Saskatchewan Aboriginal communities.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 7, no. 677, 2007, pp. 1-11
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Explores living with HIV infection in rural Alberta; understanding the idea of health, accessing care, challenges and benefits of rural life, and the relationship between personal beliefs and values to HIV.
Reports findings from interviews with five groups: male youth age 15-19 years; female youth group 15-19; adult males age 20 years and over living without their dependent children; adult females age 20 years and over living without their dependent children; and individuals living with their dependent children. Interviews took place between June 13, 2005 and September 16, 2005, with 143 individuals participating.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 3, 2007, pp. 257-263
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Reports a high rate of sexual assults where there is often a close relationship between victims and offenders, and, excessive alcohol abuse or binge drinking.
Website contains information on preventing the spread of sexually transmitted infections among the Inuit, and looks at various projects, activities, resources and publications.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 5, May 2007, p. 21
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Looks at a Métis woman who first participated in a triathlon named after her great-grandfather, Billy Loutitt, and then went on to run in the Boston Marathon.
Article located by scrolling to page 21.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 52-55
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Argues that a holistic approach, coupled with Aboriginal healthcare professionals, was necessary for an effective smoking prevention program for youth.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 30-37
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Looks at statistical data to determine suicide rates are higher among young Inuit men than women, of the same age, and of their peers in Denmark, southern Canada and United States.
To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
An overview of the social work practice and spirituality literature on recent peer-reviewed publications, since 2004, illustrating the current topics, areas, and work being conducted in this field.
Stated goal of policy is to "achieve an increasing level of health in Indian communities, generated and maintained by the Indian communities themselves" and that it rests on three pillars: community development, relationship between "Indian" population and the Federal Government, and Canadian healthcare system.
Includes letter sent from Minister of Health and Welfare to Noel Starblanket, President of the National Indian Brotherhood.