"One Focus; Many Perspectives": A Curriculum for Cultural Safety and Cultural Competency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cultural Safety Working Group, First Nation, Inuit and Métis Advisory Committee of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Description
Includes four modules: Holding Space for Experiential Learning: Groups/Circles; Learning from Experience: “Glimpses of Light”; Cultural Competency, Cultural Safety: Attitudes and Actions That Matter; and Multiple Stigmas: First Nation, Inuit, Métis Experience.
One Indigenous Academic’s Evolution: A Personal Narrative of Native Health Research and Competing Ways of Knowing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Stewart
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 1, 2009, pp. 57-65
Description
Looks at a personal narrative about a community-based project that explores perceptions, beliefs and experiences regarding mental health and healing from an Indigenous perspective.
Online Role-Play Simulations With Emotionally Responsive Avatars for the Early Detection of Native Youth Psychological Distress, Including Depression and Suicidal Ideation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jami Bartgis
Glenn Albright
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 2, 2016, pp. 1-27
Description
Article examines the results before and after the training of community "gatekeepers". Post-training results showed improved preparedness in order to deliver an improved outcome.
[Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative Resource Manual]
Alternate Title
OAHAI Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative?]
Description
Created for frontline workers who fill an advocacy role as part of their duties. Covers wide range of topics including policy, legislation and communities of interest, and provides general information as well as lists of specific agencies.
Ontario's Responses to Jury Recommendations Seven First Nations Youth Inquest 2016-26 (Jethro Anderson, Reggie Bushie, Robyn Harper, Kyle Morrisseau, Paul Panacheese, Curran Strang & Jordan Wabasse) [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Government of Ontario]
Description
Inquest looked into the deaths of youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report
2019 Report
Opinions and Perceptions of Indigenous Mental Health Applications from Service Providers and Youth Samples: A Pilot Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lucas Silva-Myles
Sarah Blunden
Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, vol. 1, no. 1, 2020, p. Article 2
Description
Study looked at what activities made youth 'feel better' and relevance of current applications in terms of content, themes, design, collaborators and interface mechanisms. Sample consisted of 15 youths and 30 service providers.
Our Health Counts Thunder Bay Factsheets
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michael Rotondi]
[Stephanie McConkey]
[Michelle Firestone]
[Ramanpreet Brar]
[M. Hardy}
... [et.al]
Description
Survey conducted using Respondent-Driven Sampling resulted in 601 adult and 229 child surveys being completed. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, discrimination, and access to justice.
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.
Our People's Stories
Alternate Title
Nobody Wants to Die. They Want the Pain to Stop: The Mushkegowuk Inquiry into Our Suicide Pandemic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mushkegowuk Council
Description
Personal narratives gathered during a First Nations' inquiry into high number of suicides in Northern Ontario.
"Our Story, Our Journey, Our Strength": The New BC Schizophrenia Society Strengthening Families Together: First Nations Pilot Project
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cindy L. Charleyboy
Visions, vol. 11, no. 4, Indigenous People: Reconciliation and Healing, 2016, pp. 33-35
Description
Comments on a program that provides participants with information on symptoms and treatment of various mental illnesses.
Outcome Evaluation of a Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention in an American Indian Tribal Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip A. May
Patricia Serna
Lance Hurt
Lemyra M. DeBruyn
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 7, July 2005, pp. 1238-1244
Description
Describes a public-health-oriented suicidal-behavior prevention program among youths living on an American Indian reservation, and the success in achieving less suicide attempts.
Outcomes and Accomplishments of the Circles of Care Planning Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine W. Duclos
Mary Phillips
Pamela L. LeMaster
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 11, no. 2, 2004, pp. 121-138
Description
Describes how the initiative provided communities with opportunities to benefit from the Program.
Overincarceration of Indigenous People: A Health Crisis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Davinder Singh
Sarah Prowse
Marcia Anderson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 18, May 06, 2019, pp. E487-E488
Description
Authors argue that incarceration is a social determinant of health and that it disproportionately affects Indigenous people because of disparities in rates of incarceration; cite statistical analysis that indicate the specific effects of incarceration and notes historic and contemporary calls to address the situation.
Pandemic Experiences and Impacts of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Indigenous Communities: Preliminary Knowledge Synthesis
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alanaise Goodwill
Jeannie Morgan
Corinne Mckay
Description
Looks at previous experiences of contagious disease, impact of social determinants of health, gendered experiences of mental health, effect of physical distancing and quarantine, and existing MHSU (Mental Health and Substance Use Services) and how they might inform COVID-19 health services.
Related material: Executive Lay Summary Report: Knowledge Synthesis: COVID-19 in Mental Health and Substance Use.
Parasuicide, Self-Harm and Suicide in Aboriginal People in Rural Australia: A Review of the Literature with Implications for Mental Health Nursing Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas G. Procter
International Journal of Nursing Practice, vol. 11, no. 5, October 2005, pp. 237-241
Description
Contends innovative leadership and clinical practices can benefit the design and delivery of mental health services as well as the individuals for whom it is intended.
Parent Reports of Child Behavior Problems in Young Sami Children: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Javo
S. Heyerdahl
J. A. Rønning
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 9, no. 3, 2000, pp. 202-211
Description
Compares pre-school child behavior using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and parent reports from monoethnic Sami, multiethnic Sami/Norwegian and monoethnic Norwegian children.
Parenting Quality: Confirmation of a Higher-Order Latent Construct with Mothers of Head Start Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Hubbs-Tait
Melanie C. Page
Erron L. Huey
Huei-Juang Starost
Anne McDonald Culp
Rex E. Culp
M. Elizabeth Harper
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, 2006, pp. 491-506
Description
Examines demographic protection, psychological distress, psychosocial maturity, moral and cognitive reflectivity, and parenting attitudes and beliefs in mothers of four year old children.
Participation in a Culturally Grounded Program Strengthens Cultural Identity, Self-Esteem, and Resilience in Urban Indigenous Adolescents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda Hunter
Mikah Carlos
Felix B. Muniz
Velia Leybas Nuño
Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 29, no. 1, 2022, pp. [1]-21
Description
Examines the Native Spirit after-school program that focuses on Indigenous cultural values and activities to improve the health of Indigenous youth.
Participatory Action Research with a Group of Urban First Nations Grandmothers: Decreasing Inequities through Health Promotion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carla S. Ginn
Judith C. Kulig
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 1-16
Description
Aboriginal grandmothers discuss innovative ways to promote and maintain healthy lifestyles.
Participatory Visual Methods for American Indian Communities and Mental Health Conversations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
LaDawn Kay Medicine Bull
Gary LaFranier
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 1, 2016, pp. 47-64
Description
Explored the use of visual methods as a methodology to uncover experiences, knowledge and context of mental health and substance abuse.
A Path Forward: BC First Nations and Aboriginal People's Mental Wellness and Substance Use - 10-Year Plan : A Provincial Approach to Facilitate Regional and Local Planning and Action
Alternate Title
A Path Forward: A Provincial Approach to Facilitate Regional and Local Planning Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tripartite First Nations Health Plan
Description
Discusses strategies and actions to achieve goals related to substance abuse and improving the health outcomes of First Nations people.
The Path of Creating Co-Researchers in the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Dieter
Lauren T. McKim
Jenna Tickell
Carrie A. Bourassa
Jaime Lavallee
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 1
Description
Examines current best practices for providing culturally-safe health care services, and conducting health research with Indigenous communities, and discusses a community-based research project which explored community members’ knowledge of and experience with dementia.
Pathways to Health and Healing - 2nd Report on the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia: Provincial Health Officer's Annual Report 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P. R. W. Kendall
Evan Adams
Rosemary Armour
Kelly Barnard
Lucy Barney ... [et al.]
Description
Update to 2001. Discusses determinants of health, pregnancy, infants and children, diseases and injuries, physical environment and health services.
Related material: The Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia (First Report).