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Aboriginal Alternative Dispute Resolution In Canada - A Case Study, Jonathan Rudin
Aboriginal Alternative Dispute Resolution In Canada - A Case Study, Jonathan Rudin
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
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Substance Abuse Among Urban Aboriginals, Kahá:Wi J. Jacobs, Kathryn J. Gill
Substance Abuse Among Urban Aboriginals, Kahá:Wi J. Jacobs, Kathryn J. Gill
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
This paper reports findings of a study of mental health among urban Aboriginal peoples. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used to explore the relationship between substance abuse and physical/sexual abuse in a sample of Aboriginal peoples living in an urban community. Open-ended interviews were conducted in a sample of 30 Aboriginals that included Aboriginal social service providers (from health, legal and family services). Forty percent of the sample had been abused and many experienced social, psychological and emotional prob- lems associated with abusive experiences. Content analysis of the interviews revealed common themes in violence discourse including loss of identity …