Introduction: Up to 20% of children and adolescents globally suffer from a debilitating mental
illness and up to 50% of adult mental illness begins in adolescence. Early detection and …

Background Despite the available epidemiological evidence on the prevalence of mental
health problems in childhood and adolescence, there is limited knowledge on whether there …

Aim Aboriginal young people are more likely to experience mental health issues and to
access mental health services than other young Australians, yet there are few culturally …

Four fundamental challenges to the provision of mental health services to indigenous
populations are discussed, including proximity to services, community knowledge of mental …

Relatively little research has examined directly the mental health status and treatment needs
of the indigenous peoples of the world. This is both unsurprising and remarkable …

Six Nations Mental Health Services is a community mental health clinic which opened for
service in June 1997 on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory reserve in southwestern …

This chapter describes the health and health outcomes of Aboriginal children living in
Canada. It includes an overview of demographics, a discussion of Aboriginal children's …

Pediatr Clin N Am 56 (2009) 1461–1479 doi: 10.1016/j. pcl. 2009.09. 015 pediatric.
theclinics. com 0031-3955/09/$–see front matter© 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved …

Aim To describe the perspectives of health professionals and communities on an innovative
health service delivery project, Hearing EAr health and Language Services (HEALS) …

Most models of mental health services have been developed in urban centres, with large
populations and many specialized resources. Rural and remote communities pose …