FRHD 3090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Survival Sex, Child Care, Respiratory Tract

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3090
• Professor: Michelle Preyde

Document Summary

Article: manitoba first nation declares state of emergency over suicide epidemic. Route causes: poverty, overcrowded housing and past abuse -> they are intertwined. A lot of frustration at the traditional lands being lost o. Some due to flooding: but several reasons. Use to be adults, now often youth: many in provincial care child welfare system o. More mental health people being hired to work in the area. Cultural competency: a unique population, not all aboriginal should be treated as the same care, unemployment rate extraordinarily high nothing to do; think about themselves. Poverty not on its own; in mental health, historical context. Need changes in policies, economic livelihood (need a purpose, something to do) o. Views of origins of poverty: will influence what you think the solutions will be o. If you think jobs; focus effort on getting people employed. Hard to count, because they are all spread out o.