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Incorporating First Nations, Inuit and Métis Traditional Healing Spaces within a Hospital Context: A Place-Based Study of Three Unique Spaces within Canada's Oldest and Largest Mental Health Hospital.
Ambtman-Smith, Vanessa Nadia; Crawford, Allison; D'Hondt, Jeff; Lindstone, Walter; Linklater, Renee; Longboat, Diane; Richmond, Chantelle.
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  • Ambtman-Smith VN; Department of Geography & Environment, Faculty of Social Sciences, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7E, Canada.
  • Crawford A; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON M6J 1H4, Canada.
  • D'Hondt J; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON M6J 1H4, Canada.
  • Lindstone W; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON M6J 1H4, Canada.
  • Linklater R; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON M6J 1H4, Canada.
  • Longboat D; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON M6J 1H4, Canada.
  • Richmond C; Department of Geography & Environment, Faculty of Social Sciences, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7E, Canada.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38541282
ABSTRACT
Globally and historically, Indigenous healthcare is efficacious, being rooted in Traditional Healing (TH) practices derived from cosmology and place-based knowledge and practiced on the land. Across Turtle Island, processes of environmental dispossession and colonial oppression have replaced TH practices with a colonial, hospital-based system found to cause added harm to Indigenous Peoples. Growing Indigenous health inequities are compounded by a mental health crisis, which begs reform of healthcare institutions. The implementation of Indigenous knowledge systems in hospital environments has been validated as a critical source of healing for Indigenous patients and communities, prompting many hospitals in Canada to create Traditional Healing Spaces (THSs). After ten years, however, there has been no evaluation of the effectiveness of THSs in Canadian hospitals in supporting healing among Indigenous Peoples. In this paper, our team describes THSs within the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada's oldest and largest mental health hospital. Analyses of 22 interviews with hospital staff and physicians describe CAMH's THSs, including what they look like, how they are used, and by whom. The results emphasize the importance of designating spaces with and for Indigenous patients, and they highlight the wholistic benefits of land-based treatment for both clients and staff alike. Transforming hospital spaces by implementing and valuing Indigenous knowledge sparks curiosity, increases education, affirms the efficacy of traditional healing treatments as a standard of care, and enhances the capacity of leaders to support reconciliation efforts.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Indígena Canadiense Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Indígena Canadiense Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Suiza