Supporting the Mental Wellness of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada: Cultural Safety A Research Discussion Paper

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Supporting the Mental Wellness of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada:
Cultural Safety – A Research Discussion Paper

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Belonging: Social exclusion, social inclusion, personal safety and the experience of mental illness

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Western Canada Focus Groups Holding Hope in Our Hearts: Relational Practice and Ethical
Engagement In Mental Health and Addictions – Background Paper

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Cultural Safety Project: Eastern Canada Focus Group Report

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Summary Notes – Cultural Safety Symposium

Date Published: June 15, 2010. Prepared for the Native Mental Health Association of Canada and the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. Victoria Smye, PhD, RN, Annette J. Browne, PhD, RN and Viviane Josewski, MHSc, University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC.

This report should be cited as: Smye, V., Browne, A., & Josewski, V. (2010). Supporting the Mental Wellness of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada: Cultural Safety – A Research Discussion Paper. A report for the Bridging Cultures II Project of the Native Mental Health Association of Canada and the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. Funded by First Nations and Inuit Health, Health Canada.

Sections of this report have been produced verbatim (with permission) from: Smye, V., Josewski, V., & Kendall, E. (2009, December). Cultural Safety: An Overview. A Report for the Cultural Safety Subcommittee, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Advisory Committee, Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Under the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, the term Aboriginal Peoples refers to First Nations, Inuit and Métis people living in Canada. However, common use of the term is not always inclusive of all three distinct people and much of the available research only focuses on particular segments of the Aboriginal population.