Well-being

Reviews literature using a relational worldview as a framework for Indigenous well-being in American Indians and Alaskan Natives, First Nations, Native Hawaiians, Māori, Aboriginal Australians and Sámi.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.

Recommendations that came from a review prompted by the death of a child in the welfare system.

Literature review of academic articles published between 2000 and 2016 which deal with resilience from an Indigenous perspective.

Resource and technical assistance document to provide a setting within which all parties and agencies serving Indian children can discuss the new child support enforcement authorities in the technical amendments to the Welfare Reform Act.

Discussion treatment for youth with severe psychosocial and behavioral problems.

Offers advice to parents of children suffering from excessive stress.

Brief description of program started in Port Keats south west of Darwin.

Survey which used a sample of 24 youths living in Toronto, Ontario found a strong link between homelessness and involvement in the child welfare system.

Presents a broad overview of the variation in Aboriginal child welfare legislation and standards, service delivery models, and funding formulas across Canada.

Discusses the over-representation of Aboriginal children in the child welfare system and makes recommendations to keep them safely at home.

Discusses a research project which aimed to determine factors affecting food security of young Aboriginal mothers and offers social policy recommendations, strategies and ideas for research in order to improve their lives.

Activities designed for use with the novel Choosing Life: Bobby's Story by Gilles Pinette. The target audience is young adults.

Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (M.S.)--University of Waterloo, 2014.

Describes the experiences of The Students on Ice Arctic Expedition, 2005 who sailed from Iceland to South Baffin.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of South Dakota, 2003.

A look at the play, A Day in the Lives of Max and Delilah designed to educate middle and high school students about the disease.

Examines and describes the service needs and experiences of pregnant women in Manitoba who have problems with substance use.

Pursuant to the decision of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its tenth session (E/2011/43, para. 113). Advanced unedited version.

Describes the Sturgeon Lake, Alberta community's journey toward being directly involved in the child welfare policy and implementation.

Discusses some barriers facing Aboriginal children being placed in care including increased number of children being placed in non-Aboriginal homes and lack of funding for social service programs on reserves. Presents recommendations that are inline with the United Nations recommendations.

Argues that the Federal government has failed to provide adequate support to First Nations children (both on and off-reserve) in terms of programs for birth and adoptive parents, has not implemented Jordan's principle, and does not monitor international adoption placements.

Ontario Regional Chief voices concerns about areas such as lack of consultation, customary care, access to crown wards, prevention and protection, and welfare agencies.

Inquiry responds to the government's failure to adequately address recommendations in Bringing them home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From the Families.

Study findings revealed that Sami subjects actually had lower drinking rates than non-Sami.

Looks at likely influences of ethnocultural factors on drinking and smoking among Sami adolescence and their perceptions of their own drinking in adulthood.

Uses data from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect in 2008 to examine links between confirmation differences in worker assessments, and child, household and caregiver attributes.

Provides evaluation of the program reporting that current and previous participants were very satisfied with the program with almost all wishing to repeat their participation in the program.

A study of over 500 subjects, aged 18-28 found that Sami were more likely to have suicidal thoughts compared with the rest of the population.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Iowa State University, 2001.

A sample of 5,340 students from 109 schools in the Saskatoon Health Region revealed that 340 (6.4%) had considered suicide at least once in the past 12 months.

Discusses risk factors and school-based programs that emphasize adaptation to local norms and customs.

Examines the need for culturally appropriate mental health services for the prevention of Aboriginal youth suicide and the importance of positive youth development to foster healthy mental, emotional, social, spiritual and physical development.

Looks at prevention and intervention efforts in a community that has successfully lowered its rate of suicide and other self destructing behavior.

Reviews levels and types of prevention, major risks and protective factors, and effective elements of suicide prevention programs.

Explores intervention options during the different stages of suicide risk.

Presents findings from a research project that involved a wellness workshop.

Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Sarasota, 1999.

Provides statistics on number of children in care, and child abuse and neglect; discusses factors contributing to removal and highlights successful programs.

Short history of the circumstances that motivated the changes which have taken place in the Manitoba system.

Description and purposes of summer camps with emphasis on the Uintah Youth Camp.

Describes the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College annual summer science program which includes diabetes education.

Clinical Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2015.

Discusses the crisis facing Aboriginal parents in Canada and the need to create more culturally appropriate and relevant programs, resources and services.

Examines the relationship between Aboriginal self-esteem and educational attainment and the connection between the physical, emotional/mental, intellectual and spiritual domain.