The Cultural Construction of Healing in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Implications for mental health practice

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 205-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Swartz ◽  
Gerard Drennan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Construction ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Mental Health Practice ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation

scholarly journals The Implementation of the 2012 Mental Health Strategy for Canada Through the Lens of FASD

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Anderson ◽  
Mansfield Mela ◽  
Michelle Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Individual Treatment ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Treatment Plans

It is the current authors’ perspective that the successful implementation of Changing Directions, Changing Lives, which seeks to improve mental health and well-being in Canada, cannot be realized effectively without considering FASD. Given that 94% of individuals with FASD also have mental disorders, practitioners in the mental health system are encountering these individuals every day. Most mental health professionals have not been trained to identify or diagnose FASD, and therefore it goes largely “unseen,” and individual treatment plans lack efficacy. Implementation of FASD-informed recommendations, such as those of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015), can provide a more effective approach to mental health services and improve mental health outcomes.

Mental Health Beyond the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 189-190
Author(s):  
R. Balarajan ◽  
D. J. Stein ◽  
L. Swartz ◽  
N. Walaza
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation
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