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Deviant Constructions: How Governments Preserve Colonial Narratives of Addictions and Poor Mental Health to Intervene into the Lives of Indigenous Children and Families in Canada
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de Leeuw, Sarah; Greenwood, Margo; Cameron, Emilie – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2010
Colonial projects in Canada have a long history of violently intervening into the personal lives and social structures of Indigenous peoples. These interventions are associated with elevated rates of addictions and mental health issues among Indigenous peoples. In this paper we employ an indigenized social determinants approach to mental health…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Mental Health, Foreign Countries, Child Development