| Title |
Mental Health Perceptions and Practices of a Cree Community in Northern Ontario: A Qualitative Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11469-017-9791-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David Danto, Russ Walsh |
| Abstract |
This project is a qualitative study of the mental health perceptions and practices of one Aboriginal community in the northern Ontario James and Hudson Bay region. Despite a shared history of trauma and oppression with the other five Cree communities in this area, as well as an added trauma of natural disaster and subsequent relocation, this community has been reported to have markedly lower rates of mental health services utilization and suicide. Interviews with eight community leaders and mental health services providers were conducted and analyzed in order to identify the features that distinguish this community. In line with recent recommendations for culturally sensitive and community-compatible research methods, participants' narratives were organized in terms of the "medicine wheel" of traditional healing. Results showed strong connection to the land and traditions, openness to both traditional and Christian spirituality, community engagement, and shared parenting as strengths valued by a majority of participants. |
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