First Nations and Inuit Mental Wellness Strategic Action Plan

Langlois, Kathy

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“…Simply stated, the social origins of Aboriginal women's substance abuse problems require social solutions (Assembly of First Nations, 2006;Kirmayer, Simpson, & Cargo, 2003). It is recommended that addiction treatment services address coexisting trauma and mental health concerns holistically and simultaneously, within an Aboriginal worldview, using a strength-based approach that includes cultural components and links the support of mothers with their children (Langlois, 2008). However, these recommendations remain to be rigorously evaluated.…”

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Treatment Issues for Aboriginal Mothers with Substance Use Problems and Their Children

Niccols

Dell

Clarke

2009

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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In many cultures, approximately one third of people with drug dependence are women of childbearing age. Substance use among pregnant and parenting women is a major public health concern. Aboriginal people have some of the highest rates of substance abuse in Canada, increasing concern for detrimental health impacts, including those for women and their children. For many women, substance abuse offers a means of coping with trauma, such as childhood abuse, partner violence, and, for Aboriginal women, the intergenerational effects of colonization. In this paper, we review treatment issues for Aboriginal mothers with substance use problems and their children. We discuss gender-specific issues in substance abuse, the need for women-specific treatment, the impact of substance abuse on children and parenting, the additional risks for Aboriginal women and children, and the need for integrated programs (those that integrate pregnancy-, parenting-, and child-related services with women-specific addiction treatment). We describe New Choices as an example of an integrated program, review research on existing treatment for Aboriginal mothers with substance use issues, and describe Sheway as a promising integrated program for Aboriginal women with substance abuse issues and their young children. There are few treatment programs specifically for Aboriginal mothers with substance use issues and their children and very little research on their effectiveness. Based on our review of existing evidence, we offer recommendations for future research and practice.

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Treatment Issues for Aboriginal Mothers with Substance Use Problems and Their Children

Niccols

Dell

Clarke

2009

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…MWAC identified five priority goals within the First Nations and Inuit Mental Wellness Strategic Action Plan (as cited in Langlois, 2008):…”

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First Nations Mental Wellness: Mobilizing Change through Partnership and Collaboration

RestouleBrenda

HopkinsCarol

RobinsonJennifer

et al. 2015

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

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A key priority of the mental health strategy for Canada is to establish a coordinated continuum of mental wellness (mental health and substance use) services for and by First Nations, which include traditional, cultural, and mainstream approaches. This paper describes developments critical to informing the strategy and helping to create foundations for systems change at all levels with positive impacts being created in First Nations communities across Canada. Key lessons include the need to create mutually cooperative and respectful working relationships that will foster collaborative partnerships with First Nations in order to effect change in communities, and the use of culture as a foundation to create lasting and meaningful change.

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“…Examples of deficit and strengths-based indicators[100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107].Deficit-based documentation of inequitiesStrengths-based indicators of wellness• Life expectancy • Infant mortality, pre-term births • Housing (crowding, housing in need of major repairs) Mechanisms favoring intergenerational transmission of Indigenous knowledge • Traditional economies' enabling policies and mechanisms • Positive sense/representation of Indigenous identity at the individual, family, community, and national levels • Access to traditional food • Indigenous language use in daily life, and transmission to the next generation • Strength of family ties • Cultural and spiritual beliefs • Efficacy over life problems • Connection to land and place…”

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Diving below the surface: A framework for arctic health research to support thriving communities

Cueva

Rink

Lavoie

et al. 2021

Scand J Public Health

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Aims: Historically, health research in the Arctic has focused on documenting ill-health using a narrow set of deficit-oriented epidemiologic indicators (i.e., prevalence of disease and mortality rates). While useful, this type of research does not adequately capture the breadth and complexities of community health and well-being, and fails to highlight solutions. A community’s context, strengths, and continued expressions of well-being need to guide inquiries, inform processes, and contextualize recommendations. In this paper, we present a conceptual framework developed to address the aforementioned concerns and inform community-led health and social research in the Arctic. Methods: The proposed framework is informed by our collective collaborations with circumpolar communities, and syntheses of individual and group research undertaken throughout the Circumpolar North. Our framework encourages investigation into the contextual factors that promote circumpolar communities to thrive. Results: Our framework centers on the visual imagery of an iceberg. There is a need to dive deeper than superficial indicators of health to examine individual, family, social, cultural, historical, linguistic, and environmental contexts that support communities in the Circumpolar North to thrive. A participatory community-based approach in conjunction with ongoing epidemiologic research is necessary in order to effectively support health and wellness. Conclusions: The iceberg framework is a way to conceptualize circumpolar health research and encourage investigators to both monitor epidemiologic indicators and also dive below the surface using participatory methodology to investigate contextual factors that support thriving communities.

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First Nations and Inuit Mental Wellness Strategic Action Plan

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Treatment Issues for Aboriginal Mothers with Substance Use Problems and Their Children

Treatment Issues for Aboriginal Mothers with Substance Use Problems and Their Children

First Nations Mental Wellness: Mobilizing Change through Partnership and Collaboration

Diving below the surface: A framework for arctic health research to support thriving communities

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