Mental Health

Insights into the health, well-being and resilience of youth as it relates to sexual and injecting behaviour.

Commission provides analysis of medicare issues, recommendations to improve quality, and sustainability of the system. Often referred to as the The Romanow Report.

Discusses mental health concerns including loss of cultural roots, violence, drug and alcohol abuse, depression, and suicide.

Examines the prevalence of bullying behaviours among Greenlandic schoolchildren and the association it has with health outcome and health behaviour.

Lists documents published by the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network. Current as of 2011.

Report provides overview of women's experiences in the systems, suggestions for policy changes, examination of access to and treatment in justice system, examination of women in the correctional system, and 96 recommendations to the Government of Canada for improvements.

Investigates the use of spirituality into techniques commonly employed in family therapy sessions.

Illustrates two community-based projects that were developed because of four people who believed in the project.

Looks at reasons why Aboriginal groups are more at risk for suicide than other Canadian communities.

Presents a brief overview of the work of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.

Uses information from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to link contemporary health and mental health conditions to residential school familial attendance.

Discusses the need for Canada to adopt the United Nations guidelines for suicide prevention in an effort to reduce deaths.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 1999.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Western University, 2015.

Study is the first step in addressing community concerns about cannabis and requests for improved understanding of cannabis use and its related mental health harms.

Comments on the circumstances that led to a man's trial for the purpose of exploring the allegations of cannibalism.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2004.

Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2001.

Description and evaluation of healing and training project which involved weekly talking circles for women and girls, workshops, individual counselling, and on-the-land camps. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews with healing team and service providers, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.

Description and evaluation of Building A Nation Family Healing Centre project designed to provide clinical and traditional counselling services and child custody, justice system, and social assistance program support. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.

Description and evaluation of the "We should all speak" project which was designed to provide a range of traditional services to women residential school survivors or those suffering intergenerational impacts. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews, evaluation forms submitted by participants, and special report on annual gathering.

Description and evaluation of project conducted in the communities of Opitciwan, Manawan, and Wemotaci, Quebec. Involved training of workers and counsellors, establishment of support network, awareness and education of the legacy of residential schools, and healing. Sources of information include project files, interviews conducted with members of project team and service providers, and other documents and data.

Description and evaluation of outpatient and wellness program which addressed the increase in social problems in the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.

Description and evaluation of in-patient treatment centre program based on blend of traditional healing activities and centralized residential care. Sources of information included client experience surveys as well as interviews with administrators, staff, and community referral workers.

Article asserts the cultural appropriateness for the employment of dream work in therapy with Aboriginal people.

Sample of 605 individuals between the ages of 14 and 30 years of age from Prince George and Vancouver, British Columbia. Those who had been taken from their biological parents were more likely to be HIV-positive, homeless, paid for sex, diagnosed and hospitalized with mental illness, self-harmed, and had thought about or attempted suicide.

Public Health Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2009.

Healthcare and Epidemiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2014.

Guide to maintaining emotional and mental health during pregnancy, childbirth and after giving birth.

Identifies community-level research initiatives and demonstrations of cultural and practice-based strategies for prevention and intervention. Findings are organized around models, and strengths and challenges are listed for each model.

Community Health Services Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 2021.

Social Science Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2020.

Discusses strategies to deal with one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world by developing teaching materials to improve coping skills of primary school pupils.

Literature review focuses on rate of criminal activity and re-offense, stigma, lack of support services, and the ongoing effects of intergenerational trauma. Suggests future research on aging with FASD and helpful interventions.

Looks at components and implementation of the Positive Youth Development Programme (PYD) developed to increase leadership skills in youth.

Looks at consequences of inadequate mental health assessment processes.

Outlines both the historical and ongoing impacts of colonialism on Aboriginal mental health.

Comments on the subject matter in Inuit artist's works including domestic violence, substance abuse and depression.

Discussion on how best to reach out to the homeless and the services that are available including Lookout Emergency Aid Society and Dunsmuir House Hostel for Men. Duration: 27:39.

Shows how environmental change in living conditions can affect physical and mental health.

[Community Health] Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2004.

Found that effective interventions in non-Aboriginal United States groups may also be working among American Aboriginal adolescents.

Explores relationship between markers of self and cultural continuity and suicide behaviour.

Looks at historical and current social context, provides overview of mental health issues and discusses whether needs are being met by the system. Excerpt from: Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity: A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General by the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service.

This study examines the context, function, and consequences of binge drinking among 69 youth from the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), and looks specifically at it as factor in self-harming behaviours.