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Our Presenters Mental Health First Aid – First Nations
Presented in Brandon, Manitoba For Creating a New Legacy - October 2015 Presented by Bev Curtis, Senior Advisor, Mental Health Commission of Canada and Rhonda Ross, MHFAFN Facilitator, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba
Turtle Mountain Tales: The Council of Stones. It is an Embroidered “Turtle Mountain” done by Kim Stobbe Shaw (1977)
/ 13
MHFAFN trained facilitators from Prince George, British Columbia; Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba; and Sioux Lookout, Ontario
/ 17 MHFAFN trained facilitators from Eskasoni Mi'Kmaw Nation, Nova Scotia; Gesgapegiag First Nation, Quebec; and Saulteaux First Nation, Saskatchewan.
Our Journey to Wellness is:
A lifelong journey to achieve wellness and balance of body, mind and spirit…Mental wellness must be defined in terms of the values and beliefs of Inuit and First Nations people. Source: Mental Wellness Framework, Mental Wellness Advisory Committee, 2002
• To increase your ability to help others
• To reduce stigma and shame
• To raise awareness about some mental health disorders • better understand the concepts and treatments from a First Nations and
Western perspective
• You learn to:
– Practice active listening
– Practice and share EAGLE
Objectives of our training
Historical Context
“To understand the present, we must understand the past.”
-Dr. Betty Bastien, Piikani First Nation
Restoring Balance
“Mental health problems such as depression, addictions, and self-harm are seen as imbalance in the whole. Recovery is about restoring balance to the whole.”
Dr. Bill Mussell
Circle of Support
Mom or Dad
Teacher
Kookum or Shoom
Brother or sister
Friend or
neighbour
Nurse or Social
Worker
Elder
Chief or Councillor
Counsellor
Traditional
practitioner
Cousin
Aunt or Uncle
Team mate
Our Journey: Mental Health First Aid – First Nations
• Guidance Group
• Research
• Engagement: Pilot communities
PAST
•Community of Practice
•Curriculum: instructor and participant manuals
•Master Trainer
PRESENT •Launch of
instructor training: criteria, applications, cost
FUTURE