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)

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)  

This report reviews literature and surveys on HIV prevention messages for Canadian Aboriginal youth, with the aim of strengthening existing messages or design new ones.

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.

Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN)  

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)  

This document is based upon the wisdom of participants at a "reconciliation event" and is intended to serve as a foundation for the development of community-based action plans.

Source: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada

Resiliency and Holistic Inhalant Abuse Treatment (PDF)  

This paper focuses on the role of a holistic conception of resiliency in inhalant abuse treatment in the National Native Youth Solvent Addiction program.

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)  

This report discusses the issue of high suicide rates in the Inuit population and how traditional Inuit knowledge and practices might help resolve the problem.

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  

This page provides a wealth of informative documents as well as videos on the theme of violence prevention.

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)  

This manual uses a peer education approach so that First Nations youth can learn about HIV/AIDS and share this information with their peers.

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  

Geared toward Aboriginal youth, this site contains various sections providing information on HIV/AIDS-related issues.

Source: Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network

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