Grant: Team Grant : Pathways Implementation Research Teams - Component 3
Laurentian University of Sudbury
$1,473,166.00
Listening to Children's Voices - Promoting Indigenous Mental Wellness (I aM Well)
EF 2019-20
Résumé
Indigenous children face serious health inequities in Canada. Suicide rates among youth, a marker of the devastating impact of intergenerational trauma, are higher in rural and remote communities where access to treatment is limited, and children are reluctant to seek help. There is currently an urgent need to address these inequities, a culturally-relevant screening tool to identify children-at-risk, and promising programs to support their healing (e.g., Journey to Wellness).
This proposal focuses on the scale-up and national spread of the Aboriginal Children's Health and Well-being Measure (ACHWM); a tablet-based wellness measure, co-created with Indigenous children. It is remarkably efficient in screening for mental health challenges, connects children-at-risk to local supports, and provides locally relevant data to inform program planning and policy.
Two factors are restricting the reach of the ACHWM: the structure of the existing sharing strategy has reached maximum capacity with 50 partners and is unable to meet the growing demand; and the children most in need of assessment and support are often not able to obtain parental consent. We propose to: (1) leverage technology to recreate our digital processes to redesign scale-up, spread nationally and create sustainability; and (2) study alternative consent options to respect the rights of parents and the needs of children, to develop culturally appropriate wise practices that extend the tool's reach and promote equitable access.
Our team is strong, with years of respectful collaborative research with Indigenous communities across Canada. Our program will impact children by identifying needs and connecting them to healing services. It will reduce barriers to participation in community-based screening to enhance equitable access, and deliver a sustainable strategy to share the ACHWM. Together we will explore integration within local health systems, and develop community-to-community sharing of the approach.
Programme
Team Grant : Pathways Implementation Research Teams - Component 3
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
Tel que publié
Id
411191
Name
Young Nancy L
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Partnername
Biigtigong Mno-zhi-yaawgamig (Heron Bay, Ontario); Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. (North Battleford, Saskatchewan); Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto); Laurentian University of Sudbury; Laurentian University of Sudbury; Inuuqatigiit Centre for Inuit Children, Youth and Families (Ottawa, ON); Kinoomaadziwin Education Body (North Bay, ON); Keepers of the Circle (New Liskeard, ON); Keepers of the Circle (New Liskeard, ON); Mino M'ishki-ki Indigenous Health Team (Temiskaming Shores, ON); Mino M'ishki-ki Indigenous Health Team (Temiskaming Shores, ON); Native Women's Association of Canada (Ottawa); Naandwechige-Gamig Wikwemikong Health Centre (ON); Naandwechige-Gamig Wikwemikong Health Centre (ON)
Instname2
Indigenous Peoples' Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Pathways Implementation Research Team - Component 3
Projecttitle
Listening to Children's Voices - Promoting Indigenous Mental Wellness (I aM Well)
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
Laurentian University of Sudbury
Cihramount2
$1,473,166
Cihrequipment2
$26,834
Programname2
Team Grant : Pathways Implementation Research Teams - Component 3
Keyworddelim
Health Promotion; Implementation Science; Indigenous Children'S Mental Wellness; Indigenous Ethics; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Measurement Science; Paths To Healing; Suicide Prevention
Abstract
Indigenous children face serious health inequities in Canada. Suicide rates among youth, a marker of the devastating impact of intergenerational trauma, are higher in rural and remote communities where access to treatment is limited, and children are reluctant to seek help. There is currently an urgent need to address these inequities, a culturally-relevant screening tool to identify children-at-risk, and promising programs to support their healing (e.g., Journey to Wellness).
This proposal focuses on the scale-up and national spread of the Aboriginal Children's Health and Well-being Measure (ACHWM); a tablet-based wellness measure, co-created with Indigenous children. It is remarkably efficient in screening for mental health challenges, connects children-at-risk to local supports, and provides locally relevant data to inform program planning and policy.
Two factors are restricting the reach of the ACHWM: the structure of the existing sharing strategy has reached maximum capacity with 50 partners and is unable to meet the growing demand; and the children most in need of assessment and support are often not able to obtain parental consent. We propose to: (1) leverage technology to recreate our digital processes to redesign scale-up, spread nationally and create sustainability; and (2) study alternative consent options to respect the rights of parents and the needs of children, to develop culturally appropriate wise practices that extend the tool's reach and promote equitable access.
Our team is strong, with years of respectful collaborative research with Indigenous communities across Canada. Our program will impact children by identifying needs and connecting them to healing services. It will reduce barriers to participation in community-based screening to enhance equitable access, and deliver a sustainable strategy to share the ACHWM. Together we will explore integration within local health systems, and develop community-to-community sharing of the approach.
Competitiondate
201909
Approvedterm2
5 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Young, Nancy L; Jacko, Diane G; Wabano, Mary Jo
Approvedterm
5 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
Major Initiatives #3~ $1,473,166~ $26,834~
