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Why are Some Children Left Out? Factors Barring Canadian Children From Participating in Extracurricular Activities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Li Xu
Anne H. Gauthier
Lisa Strohschein
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 36, no. 3-4, pp. 325-345
Description
Information from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth looks at family income, neighborhood environment, and demographic characteristics and parental preferences.
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Why People Gamble: A Qualitative Study of Four New Zealand Ethnic Groups

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samson Tse
Lorna Dyall
Dave Clarke
Max Abbott
Sonia Townsend
Pefi Kingi
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 10, no. 6, December 2012, pp. 849-861
Description
Project aimed to develop a framework to explain how environmental, cultural, and social factors contribute to gambling behaviours.
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Widening the Circle

Alternate Title
Widening the Circle: Newsletter of the Native Mental Health Research Team
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kahá:wi Jacobs
Laurence Kirmayer
Jean Stevenson
Newsletter of the Native Mental Health Research Team, vol. 2, no. 2, Winter, 1999, pp. 1-9
Description
Information on the Urban Aboriginal health survey; Pimadiziwin Quebec Native Women’s conference; Aboriginal wisdom & wellness; NMHRT Advisory Committee meeting; calendar of events; video review; models for suicide prevention in Aboriginal communities; Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal begins fundraising campaign; resource materials.
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Wisdom and Influence of Elders: Possibilities for Health Promotion and Decreasing Tobacco Exposure in First Nations Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colleen Varcoe
Joan L. Bottorff
Joanne Carey
Debbie Sullivan
Wanda Williams
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 2, March/April 2010, pp. 154-158
Description
Discusses smoking practices and health risks for First Nations pregnant and parenting women and their children, and looks at culturally-relevant strategies to support tobacco reduction.
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Workplace RAP Barometer 2014

Alternate Title
Workplace Reconciliation Action Plan Barometer 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darryl Nelson
Description
Results of survey conducted on behalf of Reconciliation Australia to monitor the impact of its action plan. Sample was 8788 working adults aged 16 or more.
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Workplace RAP Barometer 2016

Alternate Title
Workplace Reconciliation Action Plan Barometer 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darryl Nelson
Description
Results of survey conducted on behalf of Reconciliation Australia to monitor the impact of its action plan. Sample was 18,385 working adults aged 16 or more.
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Youth Homelessness in Canada: The Road to Solutions: A Document That Outlines Solutions to Youth Homelessness, based on three years of Research and Consultation with Stakeholders across Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Evenson
Description
Research project, "Youthworks", provides a snapshot of youth homelessness focusing on three important components in services and support systems: prevention, emergency response and transitioning out of homelessness.
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Youth Homelessness: Including the Voices of Youth Who Are Homeless or at Risk of Becoming Homeless in Northern Manitoba: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marleny Bonnycastle
Maureen Simpkins
Description
Researchers consulted with service providers, youth, municipal government workers, community members, and researchers and students from local universities. Identifies structural issues, systems failures, and individual, family and relational factors.
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Youth Voices Survey Summary

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations Young Peoples Council of the Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Survey conducted in support of inquest into the deaths of seven youths from remote communities who were attending school in Thunder Bay.
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