Article reframes the discussion surrounding mental health recognizing that Indigenous peoples have a holistic view of health that encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and environmental spectrum of wellbeing. Notes implications for government policy and for frontline practice.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 74-94
Description
Authors examine colonial traumas—Indigenous separation from land, culture, and relations—which occur as a result of ongoing and neo-colonial practices, as a determinant of Indigenous peoples’ physical and mental health.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 135-144
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Discusses research in Indigenous studies using three themes: worldview and ethics, culturally based research methods and researching both the sources and symptoms of disadvantage.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 96-122
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Describes the Wicozani Instrument as a 9-item self-report measure that which assesses health and well-being using a holistic, Indigenous world view. Describes two studies in which the validity and reliability of the instrument is verified.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 78-85
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Discusses the similarities and differences between the use of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," and an Aboriginal naming ceremony used by the Coast-Salish people in British Columbia.
Website contains resources and information on traditional healing practices including nutrition, physical health, emotional and spiritual well-being, and all aspects related to healing from the effects of colonization.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 181-197
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Looks at the challenges of incorporating Aboriginal spirituality into the helping process, and examines how to explore and integrate spirituality with individuals, families and communities.
'I Honored Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 74-87
Description
Discusses a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual framework rooted in Indigenous epistemologies, worldviews, cultures and traditions for Indigenous based social work practice.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 53-65
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Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.
Healing Collective Trauma: Using Sociodrama and Drama Therapy
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas Riccio
Description
Discusses strategies and exercises used to promote individual and community healing.
Chapter seven from Healing Collective Trauma: Using Sociodrama and Drama Therapy edited by Eva Leveton.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 87-107
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Discusses the role of an Elder in counseling sessions with Aboriginal clinicians trained in Western healing intervention, providing insight into their problems both from an Aboriginal perspective as well as from a western clinical perspective.
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rachael Price
Description
Describes how elements from these novels serve as a mirror of hybridity theory with an emphasis on stories and the idea of journeys for true cultural unity.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 151-171
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Study of 56 Indigenous youth uses focus groups and a strengths based perspective to understand what gives them hope and how they demonstrate this hope to others in their community.
Annotated list of journal articles dealing with youth suicide prevention. Grouped into: systematic reviews of research literature, community-wide interventions, youth engagement, system-level change, creative partnerships, and culturally and socio-politically informed approaches.