Resources
We are pleased to share the following resources thus far. As the network continues to co-develop resources, they will be added here.
Publications
An environmental scan of mental health services for Indigenous youth in Canada
Perez SH, Kakish I, Brass G, MacDonald K, Mushquash C, Iyer SN (2024)
A descriptive overview of healthy relationship programs for Indigenous youth in Canada: an integrated environmental scan
Melro CM, Kakish I, D’souza N, Brass G, Ballantyne C, Boksa P, Mushquash CJ, Iyer SN. (2024)
Demographic and Clinical Presentations of Youth using Enhanced Mental Health Services in Six Indigenous Communities from the ACCESS Open Minds Network
Boksa P, Hutt-MacLeod D, Clair L, Brass G, Bighead S, MacKinnon A, Etter M, Gould H, Sock E, Matoush J, Rabbitskin N. (2022)
The ACCESS Open Minds Indigenous Council’s first paper on how their communities implemented strategies to transform youth mental health services.
Download the Research Digest/Infographic
Eskasoni First Nation’s transformation of youth mental healthcare: Partnership between a Mi’kmaq community and the ACCESS Open Minds research project in implementing innovative practice and service evaluation
Hutt‐MacLeod D, Rudderham H, Sylliboy A, Sylliboy‐Denny M, Liebenberg L, Denny JF, Gould MR, Gould N, Nossal M, Iyer SN, Malla A. (2019)
Improving youth mental wellness services in an Indigenous context in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories: ACCESS Open Minds Project
Etter M, Goose A, Nossal M, Chisholm‐Nelson J, Heck C, Joober R, Boksa P, Lal S, Shah JL, Andersson N, Iyer SN. (2019)
Invited Commentary: Community adaptations to ACCESS Open Minds – Lessons from Eskasoni and Ulukaktok
By Christopher Mushquash (2019)
Invited Commentary: ACCESS Open Minds National Indigenous Council
Brass, G., Gordon, M., Bernard B. (2019)
Reports
IYS-LHS Summit Workshop Shareback
A shareback report that summarizes the perspectives and ideas that came out of the Coming Together: Nurturing Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness Workshop at the IYS-LHS Summit, Winnipeg, MB (Oct 9, 2024).
Indigenous IYS Network Meeting Shareback Report
A shareback report that summarizes the perspectives and ideas that came out of the Indigenous Integrated Youth Services (IYS) Network gathering at the end of April 2023.
Download shareback report here
Learnings from the ACCESS Open Minds project in Ulukhaktok
An implementation guide for integrated youth services as a complement to existing services from the ACCESS Open Minds project in Ulukhaktok (Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories).
Continuing and Growing a Network of Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness Services
Read about what ACCESS Open Minds Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness Services look like and why it’s so important to sustain them.
Transforming Youth Mental Health in Eskasoni First Nation
Presentations
Presentation: A proven way to transform youth mental health in Indigenous communities
A presentation showcasing how ACCESS Open Minds has transformed youth mental health in Indigenous communities.