First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Wellness

Interventions and resources are often allocated to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities in times of crisis, but these have often had limited success
due to the lack of cultural competence, limited understanding of the local context, and failure to address
the wholistic mental health care needs of the community. Often approaches to wellness focus on medical ways of knowing to the
exclusion of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis knowledge, values and practices for wellness.  Support for primary care providers to address
mental health and addiction needs in a culturally-relevant way has been identified as a promising approach
for the delivery of mental and physical health services in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities. CAMH chose to address these various needs
through the Project Extension of Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) model.