Information and resources to support the health and well-being of Indigenous children, families, and communities.
This paper highlights deficits in key determinants of Aboriginal children’s wellness and education outcomes. It focuses on the potential for early childhood programming, delivered in concert with other programmatic supports, …
ISBN: 9788865220122 Publication Date: 2012 This paper describes the outcomes of a two-day meeting that brought together 12 participants to discuss the underlying causes of child well-being and develop an …
The Structural Determinants of Child Well-Being by UNICEF Read More »
Publication Date: 2013 “Provide[s] insight into the health status of Aboriginal children living off reserve in Alberta, and into the determinants of health in young Aboriginal children living off reserve …
ISBN: 0921564384 Publication Date: 2009 “Explores the health of Aboriginal children in Canada through the perspectives of experts across the country.” -p. iii
In many of the discussions held in support of the development of the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework (the Framework), the four directions provided guidance for exploring the meaning …
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Findings from the Children’s Component of the Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2001. Citation: Pimatisiwin, Vol. 5, No. 1, Special Issue, July 2007, pp. 186-206.
Research publications and other resources on child health from the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH).
The First Nations Perspective on Wellness aims to visually depict and describe the First Nations Health Authority Vision: Healthy, Self-Determining and Vibrant BC First Nations Children, Families and Communities.
“This chapter explores childhood mental health and well-being using a resilience framework to integrate the interactions of sociocultural protective factors at individual, familial, and community levels.” – abstract
“Identifies the most important elements of healthy development for Aboriginal children, with a particular focus on social-emotional development.” -p. 2
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