Indigenous Mental Health

Indigenous | NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness

Mental health and emotional well-being among Indigenous/Native people are often closely tied to cultural traditions of prayer and ceremony. More recently, these ...

Native American Mental Health: What You Need To Know

The most robust research shows that this population has higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, and suicide than the general US ...

Behavioral Health | Fact Sheets - Indian Health Service

Studies show Indigenous people have disproportionately higher rates of mental health problems such as suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder, violence and ...

Mental Health and Wellness Resources

The StrongHearts Native Helpline is a partnership with the National Indigenous Women's resource center at 1-844-7NATIVE or 1-844-762-8483 or call for immediate ...

Indigenous Populations Face Unique Barriers to Accessing Mental ...

Indigenous populations face different barriers and are less likely than majority populations to receive professional help for mental health, according to a new ...

An Indigenous Approach to Mental Health

Indigenous approaches to mental health are holistic, spiritual, and culturally-grounded. Even with all of these support systems, throughout this COVID-19 ...

Indigenous Mental Health Guide - The Mental Health Coalition

Here we have some tips for Indigenous folks to care for their mental health, and for non-Indigenous people to increase their awareness and learn how to be an ...

Increasing Culturally Responsive Care and Mental Health Equity ...

Mental health-related morbidities are 1.7 to seven times higher among Native youth and adults for conditions including, but not limited to, substance use and ...

Indigenous American mental health: Quick facts

19.7% of adults report experiencing serious psychological distress. 8.5% of Indigenous adults had serious thoughts of suicide within the past year.

Mental Health Resources - SAMHSA

Native-Specific Mental Health Resources · Healthy Aboriginal Network · Indian Health Service (IHS) · National Center for American Indian and Alaska ...

Reimagining Indigenous mental health care - Harvard Gazette

Anthropologist, Native American health expert details value of traditional practices in treating Indigenous mental health issues.

Youth Mental Health First Aid for Tribal Communities and ...

How Youth MHFA for Tribal Communities and Indigenous Peoples Can Help ... Reduces stigma. ... Teaches adults how to respond to common mental health ...

Social Suffering: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences of Accessing ...

The mental health inequities affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada are well documented and directly attributable to the country's history of colonization, ...

Mental health and wellness in First Nations and Inuit communities

Access programs and services to improve your mental health and help prevent suicide in Indigenous communities.

Indigenous Identity & Mental Health | Resources - UMass Lowell

Impoverished conditions and continued oppression have only worsened these psychological scars, resulting in many (though not all) indigenous communities ...

Review Indigenous mental health and climate change: A systematic ...

Abstract. Indigenous Peoples are among the most vulnerable to adverse mental health impacts resulting from climate change globally. In the context of a ...

Health and wellbeing of First Nations people - Australian Institute of ...

In 2018–19, based on self-reported survey responses, an estimated 24% of First Nations people reported having a diagnosed mental health or ...

Mental health - AIHW Indigenous MHSPC

Good mental health is a positive state of wellbeing in which a person can manage their thoughts and feelings to cope with the normal stressors of life.

Indigenous People - Psychiatry.org

Factors that Put Indigenous Peoples at Risk for Mental Health Problems · Historical trauma: · Intergenerational Trauma: · Racism, racial bias, and discrimination: ...

Mental Health and Wellness Services for Indigenous Children and ...

There are a variety of services available for Indigenous children and youth in Ontario. These are for young people of First Nations (status and non-status), Mé ...