Vol. 5, No. 1 (Summer 2008) | 32 pages | PDF (1.9 Mb)
Background
Editor's Message (Sarah Hamid-Balma)
Cultural Pathways for Decolonization [guest editorial] (Bill Mussell)
Aboriginal Mental Health— The Statistical Reality (Saman Khan)
Charting the Future of Native Mental Health in Canada (Terry Adler)
Research Summary: Aboriginal Peoples' Experiences of Mental Health and Addictions Care (Victoria Smye)
Spirit Beads, Resilience and Residential School (Madeleine Dion Stout)
Experiences and Perspectives
Everything is Related— Unemployment, mental health and addictions (Andy Sibbald)
Earl Joe's Story (Donna Panitow)
"Cowboy Dave"— Just one story from the Cariboo streets (Wayne Lucier)
Banishing the Shame From My Life (Ron Nunn)
Once Upon a Time in the Big City (Kristine Sinclair)
Alternatives and Approaches
Harm Reuction and Abstinence— More Alike Than Different? (Colleen Dell)
Aboriginal Ethics Guide Ethical Research (Marlene Castellano)
Seeking Health Care at Emergency Departments—Access issues affecting Aboriginal people (Annette Browne)
Canada's Indian Residential School System— Historical Trauma and the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (Wayne Spear)
Regional Programs
Unprecedented Collaboration— Four nations in Northern BC (Sandra Olson)
Surviving the Fall— DVD (Marie Nightingale)
Toward Blending the Best of Two Worlds— The Fraser Region Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health Teams (Janit Doyle and Virge Silveria)
Resources
