Indigenous Mental Health Promotion: Recommended Resources

Resources from the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres

• BCAAFC A Path Forward (1.6 MB PDF)
  • A Path Forward: BC First Nations and Aboriginal People’s Mental Wellness and Substance Use is a 10 year tripartite plan developed in 2013 by the First Nations Health Authority, Province of BC, federal government, BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres and the Metis Nation BC.

Indigenous Cultural Competency Training

The Provincial Health Services Authority offers three streams of online cultural competency training, designed to increase Aboriginal-specific knowledge, enhance self awareness and strengthen skills for any professional working directly or indirectly with Indigenous people:

• Core Indigenous Cultural Competency Training – of particular interest to non-health professionals working in organizations such as justice, policing, child and family services, education, business and government.
• Core ICC Health Training – designed for health authority, Ministry of Health, and other professionals working in the health care field. It includes the foundation provided in Core Training with an additional two modules that focus on health care issues
• Core Indigenous Mental Health Training – uses the foundations in the Core Training, with an additional two modules that focus on mental health issues.

Canadian Best Practices Portal – Aboriginal Ways: Tried and True

Developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Aboriginal Ways Portal compiles links to credible resources and solutions to plan programs for promoting health and preventing ill-health in Aboriginal communities. Interventions posted on this site are based on best available evidence of successful public health interventions occurring in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. All interventions have been assessed using a culturally-relevant, inclusive, and validated framework.

Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research

An information centre for Aboriginal mental health research based at the Culture and Mental Health Research Unit (CMHRU) of the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal.

Mental Health Programs for Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

This programs database describes existing mental health promotion, prevention and intervention programs and models for Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The database was developed through a scan conducted for Health Canada.