Honoring Life: Aboriginal Youth and Communities Empowerment Strategy (AYCES)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Health Services
Description
Looks at protective factors and building community capacity to address Aboriginal youth issues such as suicide prevention, mental wellness, educational achievement, and healthy lifestyle.
Lancet, vol. 374, no. 9683, July 4, 2009, pp. 65-75
Description
Looks at the burden of disease, disability, and death being consistently greater in Indigenous than non-Indigenous populations and issues that need to be addressed.
Provides an overview of health and living circumstances and includes data on community characteristics, non-medical determinants of health and health status.
Concludes that Nunavummiut desire a range of prevention services, from community initiatives focused on primary prevention through to professional care for people at higher risk.
"It highlights examples of thriving collaborative, community-based, suicide prevention projects that are funded through the National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (NAYSPS)." Examples used: Prince Albert Grand Council, Kenora Chiefs Advisory, Gitxsan Health Society and File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council.