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Collaboration vital in providing mental health care for kids in northern, rural BC

June 25th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Collaboration vital in providing mental health care for kids in northern, rural BC)

picture 699banner pfrChild psychiatrist Dr. Matthew Burkey on challenges and opportunities, and lessons learned from interventions in low- and middle-income countries that can make a difference

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Koori Men’s Health Day a service model for community mental health from Australia

June 20th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Koori Men’s Health Day a service model for community mental health from Australia)

picture 697banner pfrKoori Men’s Health Day is a community based, collaborative, culturally accepted service model for early identification of mental and physical illness among Koori men in rural Australia

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Web of culture: Building online mental health resources for northern youth in BC

June 20th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Web of culture: Building online mental health resources for northern youth in BC)

picture 696abanner pfrValerie Ward’s research with Indigenous youth living in northern B.C. explores whether existing online mental health resources are age and culturally appropriate

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Mental health collaboration with First Nations: Who is steering the canoe?

June 20th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mental health collaboration with First Nations: Who is steering the canoe?)

picture 695banner pfrDr. Rod McCormick says current Aboriginal health in Canada is a direct result of previous Canadian government policies — and that we must help communities reclaim their own healing resources

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Life-long focus on Inuit culture, and art in the everyday, drives creative purpose

June 13th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Life-long focus on Inuit culture, and art in the everyday, drives creative purpose)

picture 694_used with permissionbanner pfrA lifetime spent immersed in the art, culture and everyday lives of Canada’s Inuit and east coast maritime communities has helped make John Houston into a Canadian renaissance man

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Activist Michael Redhead Champagne on Indigenous youth, the suicide crisis, and hope

April 17th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Activist Michael Redhead Champagne on Indigenous youth, the suicide crisis, and hope)

banner pfrThe community activist and internationally recognized youth leader says “we can take this crappy word oppression…throw it away…and we can replace it with this idea of opportunity”

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