Decolonizing mental health

Description:

"Through the understanding that Indigenous Peoples are in the process of rising from the "colonial container", with the goal of individual and collective wellbeing, this edited book will explore decolonizing mental health in order to advance various possibilities for living a quality life within the present-day conceptualizations of Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being. Part I builds the foundation, our knowledge base, upon which we can talk about decolonization of mental health. Part II explores the concept of identity/self. Part III examines empowerment. Part IV discusses culturally specific mental health and wellbeing practices. Finally, Part V looks at political action."--

subjects: Indigenous peoples,  Mental health services,  Mental health,  Traditional medicine,  Indigenous Canadians,  Indigenous Health Services,  Community Mental Health Services,  Traditional Medicine,  Mental Health,  Native peoples,  Aboriginal Canadians

Places: Canada