Contends cultural factors are only one aspect of encouraging Aboriginal clients to engage in mental health services.

Discusses the best practices for addressing the adverse traumatic experiences from historical oppression.

Comments on health promotion efforts related to preventing suicide and attempted suicide, consequences of underage drinking, consequences of adult problem drinking and prescription drug misuse/abuse.

Investigation of intimate partner violence with mental disorders among 234 Aboriginal female primary care patients in Alaska

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--California State University, Long Beach, 2002.

Describes the objectives of the (Australian) National Aboriginal Mental Health Association (NAMHA).

Overview of the content for Monograph 3.

Introduction to this special issue which focuses on the strengths of aboriginal communities and on initiatives that have met with success.

Six different cases of a man with strange behaviour were presented to Inuit adults to be rated for a willingness to live, work or hunt with him.

Arts and Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pittsburgh, 1981.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Durham, 2002.

Identifies Inuit knowledge and perspectives and the basis of mental health problems with explanations for the behaviour.

Summary of results.

Overview of the Makilirit project and resulting gathering of data for violence prevention.

Discusses an evidence-informed action plan to address the high rates of Inuit suicide.

Conference held May 2007 brought together addiction and mental health workers to share and gain knowledge in the areas of: approaches to healing, programs in place, and training and treatment options.

Reports on the the Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit education, health and social development, environment and wildlife, and the Inuit Knowledge Centre.

Concludes that rural Inupiaq Alaskan villages provide positive environments for aging well.

Describes participatory action research and offers suggestions to Inupiat's communities current failure, and highest suicide rate in the world.

Film documents the changing culture of eight Inuit students from the Innalik School in their final year in the high school. Duration: 57:40.

Provides an overview of the three-year Health Research Council funded research project, He Oranga Ngākau: Māori Approaches to Trauma-Informed Care, and its intended outcomes.

Applied Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1999.

Discusses the relationship between family history, sedentary behavior, and childhood risk for type 2 diabetes.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Utah State University, 1997.

Data gathered through interviews with 22 individuals and one focus group. Results divided into five sets of variables: inter-personal factors, characteristics of patient, medication-related issues, availability of support structures and presence of historical trauma.

Research shows a lack of access to mental health services for Aboriginal people in urban and rural areas and training for health workers in the mental health area as well as a lack of staff and resources.

Examination of death certificates between 1911 and 1964 suggest that suicide is not a recent phenomenon and that suicides were recorded as accidental death in the early to mid-twentieth century.

Overview of training course given by the authors to children and youth mental health practitioners.

Studies found inconsistencies of attachment security across cultures and suggest that consideration should be given to cultural differences when applying this theory.

Medical Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, San Francisco, 1983. Study focuses on males of Sanctuary Bay, an Inuit settlement in the Arctic.

Discusses how trauma-informed principles can be useful in the educational system to help educators interact with students who have experienced trauma or violence.

Outlines several key elements researchers, educators, practitioners and policy-makers must consider to enhance the psychological well-being of First Nations peoples.

Discusses how art is used to help Native American youth reconcile emotional conflicts and reconnect to their culture.

Addresses the impacts on colonial relations on suicide rates and advocates for narrative research, intergenerational communication, and community action for solutions.

Researchers used talking circles, interviews and survey to learn from participants about types of spiritual, physical, and emotional practices which helped them with the healing process.

Population Medicine Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Guelph, 2020.

Discusses the problem, stigma, and risk factors of suicide, as well as ways to implement a successful prevention program.

Discusses a questionnaire created to study Aboriginal youth resilience and the issues faced during the research gathering stage.

Assessment looked at: communities, needs, approaches, goals, team development, culture and traditional healing, signs of success and continuing challenges and areas of improvement at four locations. Includes lessons learned and recommendations.

Book review of: The Way of the Pipe by James Waldram.

Resource developed to encourage involvement in children's education and school, foster a positive environment for school-caregiver interactions, and suggest ways to prevent bullying and violence. Accompanying Videos: A Circle of Caring: 21 Short videos Michif Version. Inuktitut Version. Mohawk Version.

Looks at 13 case studies used to examine and evaluate project activities.

Main content is personal narrative of man from Port Simpson who attended Port Alberni Indian Residential School for four and a half years.