Youth – Health and Social Services
- Aboriginal Programs
- This page provides an overview of the programs designed for Aboriginal youth at YMCA Calgary, including contact numbers for more information.
- Source: YMCA Calgary
- Aboriginal Shield Program - Spring and Summer 2007
- The Aboriginal Shield Program is a substance abuse prevention initiative designed specifically for Aboriginal youth.
Source: Government of Canada; Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)- Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Walk
- The Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Walk is a group of youth walkers and volunteers seeking to raise awareness on the tragic problem of youth suicide in Aboriginal communities across Canada.
- Are We There Yet?
- Are We There Yet? is an award-winning participatory play and workshop for 14-16 year olds about sexual health education.
- HIV Prevention – Messages for Aboriginal Youth (PDF)
- Source: Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
- Many Hands, One Dream: New perspectives on the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children and Youth
- Many Hands, One Dream is directed by a group 11 national organizations concerned with the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and youth.
- Programs – Community Wellness
- Provides an overview of two community wellness program, namely the Gang Prevention and Intervention Program and the St. Paul Crime Prevention Program.
- Source: Native Counselling Services of Alberta
- Programs – Homelessness and Housing
- Provides information on Cunningham Place, a Transitional Youth Shelter for Edmonton families and individuals, and on a program that provides support services in an effort to reduce homelessness.
- Source: Native Counselling Services of Alberta
- Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, Youth and Families (PDF)
- Source: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
- Resiliency and Holistic Inhalant Abuse Treatment (PDF)
- Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- Restoring The Sacred (Youth Mentorship Program)
- This mentorship program is a culturally-based prevention and intervention program for Aboriginal youth aged between 15 and 21 who have relocated to Winnipeg to pursue their education.
- Suicide Prevention: Inuit Traditional Practices that Encouraged Resilience and Coping (PDF)
- Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- Teen Pregnancy in Inuit Communities: Issues and Perspectives (2004) (PDF)
- The purpose of this study is to explore the many complex issues surrounding teenage pregnancy in Inuit communities.
- Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
- Violence Prevention Toolkit – Youth Council
- Source: Native Women's Association of Canada
- Young Eagles' challenge: A Peer Education Training Manual for First Nations Youth on HIV/AIDs and Related Issues (PDF)
- Source: Assembly of First Nations
- Youth
- This page provides a document on health issues of interest to First Nations youth, and effective methods of communicating health information.
- Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- Youth Help
- This section offers some great information about suicide prevention, substance abuse (drugs and alcohol), sexual abuse.
- Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
- Youth Home
- Source: Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
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