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Our Presenters Mental Health First Aid – First Nations

Presented in Brandon, Manitoba For Creating a New Legacy - October 2015 Presented by Bev Curtis, Senior Advisor, Mental Health Commission of Canada and Rhonda Ross, MHFAFN Facilitator, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba

Our Journey Mental Health First Aid – First Nations

PAST

PRESENT

FUTURE

PAST

Turtle Mountain Tales: The Council of Stones. It is an Embroidered “Turtle Mountain” done by Kim Stobbe Shaw (1977)

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Art by community member, Renee

This drawing is by Renee

A drawing by Candace

Drawing by Ben

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Drawing by Christine

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This painting is by Ricky

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MHFAFN trained facilitators from Prince George, British Columbia; Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Manitoba; and Sioux Lookout, Ontario

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Artwork by Nathan

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Art by Joe

Successes

made by Chantal Daniels – Winnipeg, MB

/ 17 MHFAFN trained facilitators from Eskasoni Mi'Kmaw Nation, Nova Scotia; Gesgapegiag First Nation, Quebec; and Saulteaux First Nation, Saskatchewan.

PRESENT

Mental Health First Aid – First Nations

Our journey to wellness

Our journey to wellness

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Our Journey to Wellness is:

A lifelong journey to achieve wellness and balance of body, mind and spirit…Mental wellness must be defined in terms of the values and beliefs of Inuit and First Nations people. Source: Mental Wellness Framework, Mental Wellness Advisory Committee, 2002

• To increase your ability to help others

• To reduce stigma and shame

• To raise awareness about some mental health disorders • better understand the concepts and treatments from a First Nations and

Western perspective

• You learn to:

– Practice active listening

– Practice and share EAGLE

Objectives of our training

Walking in Two Worlds

Historical Context

“To understand the present, we must understand the past.”

-Dr. Betty Bastien, Piikani First Nation

Residential Schools

GROUP ACTIVITY

EAGLE

Restoring Balance

“Mental health problems such as depression, addictions, and self-harm are seen as imbalance in the whole. Recovery is about restoring balance to the whole.”

Dr. Bill Mussell

Circle of Support

Mom or Dad

Teacher

Kookum or Shoom

Brother or sister

Friend or

neighbour

Nurse or Social

Worker

Elder

Chief or Councillor

Counsellor

Traditional

practitioner

Cousin

Aunt or Uncle

Team mate

Beatrice Wilson Health Centre – Opaskwayak, Manitoba

FUTURE

Mental Health First Aid – First Nations

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Art by Sean

Our Journey: Mental Health First Aid – First Nations

• Guidance Group

• Research

• Engagement: Pilot communities

PAST

•Community of Practice

•Curriculum: instructor and participant manuals

•Master Trainer

PRESENT •Launch of

instructor training: criteria, applications, cost

FUTURE

Thank You for our journey

today

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For more information on the Mental Health First Aid – First Nations: http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.ca/EN/Pages/default.aspx