Findings indicated adolescent Native American females had significant and unique problems when compared to Native American males and non-Native American girls.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Montana, 1997. Evaluation of the Flathead Mental Health Program.

Outreach program involved Aboriginal grandmothers (kuhkums) and was designed to: reduce isolation, emotional distress and health service utilization, and improve physical health and independence.

Looks at a pilot program, run by the Saskatchewan Abilities Council in Saskatoon, that helps brain injured individuals go on outings including attending sharing circles, smudges, etc. Article located by scrolling to page 9.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Describes the program's organization plus culturally relevant techniques and activities.

Program works with individuals to manage stress, grief, trauma, or any other emotions they are experiencing.

Toolkit developed to help manage stress by understanding energy and vibration based on concepts of interconnection and energetic aura that links all living beings to the universe.

Topics include: school improvement; literacy, mathematics, and science; language and culture; behavioural and social-emotional interventions; and parent, family, and community involvement.

Comments on the recommendations for intervention found in peer-reviewed literature and "grey" sources.

Study includes results of literature review, working group and key informant interviews, and an environmental scan of actions and interventions. Focus is on Inuit youth and report is organized around six topic areas: links between childhood adversity and suicide, and promising practices with respect to addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters, current supports within the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.

Reports results of environmental scan which involved a literature review of both grey and academic publications, a series of key informant interviews with 20 individuals working in the field. Six topic areas are covered: links between childhood adversity and suicide and promising practices for addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters focusing on children and youth, current supports in the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.

Evaluates training of intervention facilitators in Northwest Alaska to develop local capacity for early response to suicide care.

Looks at using digital storytelling as a way to combine storytelling traditions with modern technology for promoting both individual and community health.

Shows how physical activity programs have a positive effect on mental wellness and disease prevention.

Rural and Northern Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--Laurentian University, 2014.

Highlights contemporary challenges facing Indigenous peoples including American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page vii.

Comments on the results of the IDD which was administered to 177 Native American adolescents.

Concludes that strategies should be implemented that support family caring, strengthen school performance and tribal connections.

Literature review, consultations with the community and interviews with Aboriginal young adults were conducted to help identify emerging issues and understand the current situation in sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

Study conducted in-depth interviews with 17 15-25 year-olds from five coastal communities in the region. Five major themes emerged: being on the land, connecting to Inuit culture, strong communities, relationships with family and friends, and staying busy.

Study looked at youth's perceived internal and external assets, and evaluated how different factors related to gender, age, and community size. Three hundred and fifty-five adolescents participated.

Author describes lessons learned while practicing on the reservation and suggests ways other non-Native American practitioners can best serve the population.

Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.

Guide should be read in conjunction with the Guidelines for Lawyers Acting in Cases Involving Claims of Aboriginal Residential School Abuse.

Discusses how the mental health assessment model was modified to ensure cultural appropriateness for the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander society.

Study found psychiatric disorders in children and alcohol dependence in parents not correlated, however children living in a single parent households may have increased rates of certain disorders.

Study examines prevalence of psychiatric disorders, social and family risk factors for disorders, and met and unmet needs for mental health care among Appalachian youth.

Looks at characteristics of psychiatric referrals seen by the author between 1966 and 1968.

Systematic literature search of PubMed and Scopus reveals 94 articles on psychiatric research conducted on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Research includes information on early predictors of several psychiatric diagnoses, and novel findings related to brain imaging and cognition.

Explores the writer's personal experience with the inequalities for Indigenous people in the child welfare system.

Written by the medical doctor who examined Riel three times to determine his sanity while he was imprisoned after the 1885 Resistance and awaiting trial. Originally published in the American Journal of Insanity, July 1887.

Education Thesis (MC)--University of Lethbridge, 2013.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1972

Study findings conducted on 498 individuals in 22 communities suggest that the psychological autopsy method can be correctly employed in Inuit populations.

Attempts to fill knowledge gap regarding occurrence, characteristics and relationship to drinking problems. Recommends community support and education as part of a prevention strategy.

Identified potential risk factors associated with psychological distress from a random general population health survey in 1991. The article states that gender and generational differences should be considered when planning strategies.

Study examines the overall health status, the occurrence of mental distress, and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.

Reviews the history of uranium and discusses efforts for compensation.

Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Regis University, 2013.

Paper given at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 30th Congress held in Cairns, Queensland, May 1994. Discusses the issue of dispossession,

An examination of the Ceremony's main character Tayo mental struggles and its representation of Indigenous cultures connection to land.

Contends that the mental health of Aboriginal communities with more control of local government, renewed cultural practices, and successful land claims, boast overall improved mental health for their constituents. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll to page 10.