{"title":"Culture is Healing: Promising Practices and Impacts from an Urban Indigenous Youth-Led Health and Wellness Program","authors":"J. Ansloos, S. Peltier, Nona Marchand","doi":"10.7870/cjcmh-2023-032","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the integration of cultural continuity in health programs for Indigenous youth, leveraging insights from Indigenous Youth Wellness Facilitators, in the Culture Is Healing program. It identifies four practices and their impacts, strengthening community and identity among Indigenous youth. The findings provide valuable recommendations for practitioners and policymakers.","PeriodicalId":514198,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health","volume":"17 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2023-032","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This article explores the integration of cultural continuity in health programs for Indigenous youth, leveraging insights from Indigenous Youth Wellness Facilitators, in the Culture Is Healing program. It identifies four practices and their impacts, strengthening community and identity among Indigenous youth. The findings provide valuable recommendations for practitioners and policymakers.