Family Violence and Aboriginal Communities: Building Our Knowledge and Direction through Community Based Research and Community Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
L. Jane McMillan
Description
Study conducted over five years consulted with over 150 Mi'kmaq through interviews, focus groups, and community forums in order to develop strategies to address violence.
American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Mental Health: Development, Context, Prevention and Treatment
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Suzanne Cross
Angelique Day
Patricia Farrell
Description
Topics include informal and formal child care placements, cultural and traditional child rearing practices, impact of historical trauma, mental health needs, educational issues, challenges and benefits of grandparent caregiving, and policy implications.
Chapter from American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Mental Health: Development, Context, Prevention and Treatment edited by : Michelle C. Sarche, Paul Spicer, Patricia Farrell, Hiram E. Fitzgerald.
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 1, no. 2, Special Issue, 2011, pp. 1-4
Description
Synopsis of results of study to determine whether positive emotions such as hope and optimism mitigate thoughts of suicide. Used group of college students from Oklahoma as sample.
Prevention is Primary: Strategies for Community Well Being
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Sidebar for Chapter 15: Mental Health in the Realm of Primary Prevention in book Prevention is Primary: Strategies for Community Well Being (2nd Edition) edited by Larry Cohen, Vivian Chazeg and Sana Chehimi.
Conversation with Traveling Thunder at Fort Belknap reservation.
American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010, pp. 25-48
Description
Outlines the results of a study, using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, which suggests physical activity greatly improves overall health.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 39-59
Description
Examines the connection between body and technology and wellness. Also seeks understanding of why local residents consider traditional activities a solution to social problems such as substance abuse.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 135-144
Description
Discusses research in Indigenous studies using three themes: worldview and ethics, culturally based research methods and researching both the sources and symptoms of disadvantage.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 258-270
Description
Outlines the research process, key challenges and lessons learned in a collaborative First Nations suicide prevention project conducted with eight north-western Manitoba First Nations communities.
Abstracts of works in the Research Series.
Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton.
Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
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.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 7, no. 1, Social Networks and Health, March 2011, p. 66
Description
Book review of: The Crisis of Chronic Disease Among Aboriginal Peoples: A Challenge for Public Health, Population Health and Social Policy by J. Reading.
[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.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 2011, pp. 28-55
Description
Reviews literature on culturally restorative practices, best practices for successful engagement with Aboriginal populations, thematic of Aboriginal development, as well as implications for child and youth services.