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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Psychological Distress and Suicidal Behaviours among Indigenous Peoples Living Off-reserve in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mohammad Hajizadeh
Amy Bombay
Yukiko Asada
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 12, March 25, 2019, pp. E325-E336

Study uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to measure income-related inequalities in the experience of psychological distress and suicidal behaviors in Aboriginal adults living off-reserve. Findings indicate that higher income and especially food security serve as a protective factor against mental health issues. Recommends policy that attends to these socioeconomic determinants of health.

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Somatic Health in the Indigenous Sami Population: A Systematic Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Storm Mienna
Per Axelsson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
First systematic review of somatic health among Indigenous Sami; results indicate that the incidence of many diseases are similar to those for non-Sami peoples, and that there is a need for longitudinal studies.
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Sources of Stress among Midwest American Indian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica H. L. Elm
Melissa L. Walls
Benjamin D. Aronson
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 1, 2019, pp. 33-62
Report uses an inductive/deductive analytical approach to analyze focus group transcripts from five tribal communities; constructs a Continuum of American Indian Stressor Model from categorization of nineteen stressor categories within four domains. Also identified poverty, genocide, and colonization as fundamental causes of contemporary stress and health outcomes and notes that stressors are generally experienced as chronic.
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Special Projects of National Significance and the Alaska Tribal Health System: An Overview of the Development of a Best Practice Model for HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment in Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy Speier
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Face of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 305-311
Discusses risks from co-occurring conditions and social and cultural customs contributing to spread of HIV/AIDS and the unique foundation and influence of the project on the development of HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
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Spiritual Healing Using Loss and Grief

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rosemary Wanganeen
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 5, September/October 2001, pp. 12-14
Explores the various forms of loss suffered by Australian Aboriginals and the impacts on mental health.
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Spiritual Rediscovery Key to Healing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shannon Avison
Saskatchewan Indian, July/August 1989, p. 10
From a series of interviews about health, this article reveals one woman's struggle with mental illness and discusses some differences between medical treatment and traditional healing.
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The Spruces

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Steve Roe
Northern Review, no. 21, Summer, 2000, pp. 134-135
Book review of: The Spruces by Rex Holmes.
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Staff Perspectives on Working with Aboriginal Offenders Who Self-Injure: What Works, What Doesn’t, and the Role of Culture

Alternate Title
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-317
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janelle Power
Janelle N. Beaudette
David D. Varis
Fourteen Correctional Service of Canada employees participated in focus groups or individual interviews. Goal was to determine what strategies or interventions had proven effective.
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The Stages of Healing

Documents & Presentations
Excerpt from The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Laura Davis and Ellen Bass.
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Standing with Our American Indian and Alaska Native Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People: Exploring the Impact of and Resources for Survivors of Human Trafficking

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenna P. Stumblingbear-Riddle
Ann K. Burlew
Daniel Gaztambide
Michelle R. Madore
Helen Neville
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, 2019, p. Article 1
Authors use an intersectional and trauma-informed approach to engage with the consequences of human trafficking for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people; they then consider resiliency factors, and make culturally informed recommendations to assist psychologists in working with survivors of trafficking.
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State Government Policies: Aboriginal Mental Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann P. Weldon
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, January/February 1994, p. 21
Shows how the mental health of Aboriginal people is a direct result of landlessness, poverty, welfare dependency, vulnerability and the breakdown of Aboriginal law, values and family caused by past and present government policies.
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The State's Role in Suicide Prevention Programs For Alaska Native Youth

Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, [Monograph No. 4, pp.235-249]
Calling From the Rim: Suicidal Behavior Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 4
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Norma E. Forbes
Comments on the need for a person-by-situation approach to suicide prevention and the further observation of adolescents in the Arctic compared to adolescents in Western industrialized societies.
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Stolen From Our Bodies: First Nations Two-Spirits/Queers and the Journey to a Sovereign Erotic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Qwo-Li Driskill
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 50-64
Contends that Native American gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender authors are creating works that facilitate healing the erotic wholeness of those who have suffered historical trauma. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 50.
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Strain, Emotion, and Suicide Among American Indian Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa L. Walls
Constance L. Chapple
Kurt D. Johnson
Deviant Behavior, vol. 28, no. 3, 2007, pp. 219-246
Tests Robert Agnew's general strain theory to explain suicide in minority groups. Results shows how coercive parenting, caretaker rejection, and negative school attitudes contribute to youth suicide.
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