Danto David, Walsh Russ
University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA.
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2017;15(4):725-737. doi: 10.1007/s11469-017-9791-6. Epub 2017 Jul 17.
This project is a qualitative study of the mental health perceptions and practices of one Aboriginal community in the northern Ontario James and Hudson Bay region. Despite a shared history of trauma and oppression with the other five Cree communities in this area, as well as an added trauma of natural disaster and subsequent relocation, this community has been reported to have markedly lower rates of mental health services utilization and suicide. Interviews with eight community leaders and mental health services providers were conducted and analyzed in order to identify the features that distinguish this community. In line with recent recommendations for culturally sensitive and community-compatible research methods, participants' narratives were organized in terms of the "medicine wheel" of traditional healing. Results showed strong connection to the land and traditions, openness to both traditional and Christian spirituality, community engagement, and shared parenting as strengths valued by a majority of participants.
本项目是对安大略省北部詹姆斯湾和哈德逊湾地区一个原住民社区的心理健康观念及实践进行的定性研究。尽管该社区与该地区其他五个克里族社区有着共同的创伤和压迫历史，并且还遭受了自然灾害及随后搬迁带来的额外创伤，但据报道，该社区心理健康服务利用率和自杀率明显较低。为了确定该社区的独特特征，研究人员对八位社区领袖和心理健康服务提供者进行了访谈并进行分析。根据最近对具有文化敏感性和社区兼容性的研究方法的建议，参与者的叙述按照传统疗愈的“药轮”进行组织。结果显示，与土地和传统的紧密联系、对传统和基督教灵性的开放态度、社区参与以及共同育儿是大多数参与者所重视的优势。
