Provides examples for health and social service providers in Ontario to help pregnant women create a support system. Includes list of resources for programs and services.
Discusses how the forced introduction of European culture and values to Aboriginal societies began a cycle of social, physical, and spiritual destruction in Native communities.
[Detecting Developmental Delays in Young Children of a North American Indian Community]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carmen Dionne
Suzie McKinnon
Jane Squires
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 117-123
Description
Study used a sample of 12 teachers involved with 213 Mohawk children between the ages of 29-60 months who attended the Step by Step Child and Family Center of Kahnawake, Quebec. Goal was to assess the Ages and Stages questionnaire as a culturally appropriate tool to recognize young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties.
Article in French.
Examines how participants understand the roots of their depression, what they do about their depression, and how formal service provision might better respond to their needs.
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 282-295
Description
Argues that current interventions into child welfare are a continuation of past patriarchal attitudes and actions which in turn have produced unhealthy families and communities.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 78-85
Description
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.
ETHOS, vol. 36, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 316-333
Description
Looks at how stress goes beyond everyday anxiety to include the positioning of Aboriginal women's lives within a particular local, cultural, shared, and collective historical context.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 181-186
Description
Interview between Carrielynn Lund and Cree Elder Ruth Gladue, a Community Health Representative and Licensed
Practical Nurse, on the topic of resilience.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 5, September/October 2008, pp. 418-422
Description
Discusses a survey on smoking among Aboriginal adolescents and examines demographic and social factors, previous smoking experience, interest in cessation, life satisfaction and depression.
Entering the Void: Exploring the Relationship Between the Experience of Colonization and the Experience of Self for Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa, and the Implications for Clinical Practice
Theses
Author/Creator
Wiremu Woodard Tuhoe
Description
Psychotherapy Thesis (MHSc)--Auckland University of Technology, 2008.
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, vol. 21, no. 1, February 2008, pp. 3-12
Description
Paper examines the literature on the incidence of suicide with special attention to adolescents in Canadian Aboriginal communities, reviews the factors historically thought to place Aboriginal youth at risk for suicide, and explores the need for future research.
Pilot project called Looking Out for Dementia involved production of a 16 minute DVD in English and three Indigenous languages (Warlpiri, Kriol, Djambarrpuyngu), an accompanying flip chart in plain English, and a poster publicizing the resource. Evaluation carried out through observation, focus groups and telephone interviews with participants and coordinators of aged services.
Identifies prevalent health priorities, requirements, and challenges of Mi'kmaq people by looking at three groups: First Nations community members, youth, and health system partners.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 8, no. 2, 1998, pp. 50-59
Description
Examines factors influencing students' decisions to pursue higher education. Findings suggest those who proceed to higher education have a better grasp of their academic abilities and are more likely to be supported by others in their pursuits.
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.
Information from the BC Ministry of Health Health System Matrix database. Includes hospital, physician, chronic conditions, home and residential care service data.
Archives of Women's Mental Health, vol. 11, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 109-115
Description
Compared results of First Nations women living on reserve to those from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) and found higher rates of depression but lower rates of alcohol consumption.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 181-197
Description
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.
Canadian Dimension, vol. 44, no. 5, September 2010, pp. 12-13
Description
Discusses the federal government's funding cuts in 2010 to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and the effects on organizations such as the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal which provided healing support from the trauma of residential schools.