Exploring Best Practices in Mental Health Screening for First Nations Mothers in Manitoba

This project will look at how health workers support the mental health of First Nations mothers during and after pregnancy. The goal is to learn how workers find out when a mother needs help and how they give safe care.
First Nations families face problems when trying to get care. Some feel unsafe or that services do not respect their culture or ways of healing. This study wants to learn from people who work with First Nations mothers. This study will talk to these workers about what they do and what they see. It will ask what helps them do their job well and what makes it hard. They will also share how they check if clients need help.
By listening to their stories, this study will show what works well and what needs to change. The goal is to find better ways to check for mental health needs. It is also to make these supports feel safe for Indigenous mothers.
This project hopes to make checking for mental health needs, safe and supportive. It will help families feel more respected. In the end, the goal is to build strong, healthy First Nations communities.

Faculty Supervisor:

Leslie Roos

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Partner:

Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba;Mental Health Research Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

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