“Give me the reigns of taking care of myself with a home”: Healing environments in an Indigenous-led alcohol harm reduction program
An Indigenous-led alcohol harm reduction program within a model of culture as healing facilitated shifts in relationships to alcohol, providing a space where family members could explore long term goals of healing and connection to culture. Family members' experiences and recommendations offer key considerations for the design of Indigenous-led harm reduction and culture as healing models. Recommendations emphasize the provision of tailored alcohol harm reduction plans in parallel to multiple and accessible opportunities for connection to culture as healing in order to meet diverse participant goals and relationships to alcohol and culture.
Authors
- J.C. Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4129-4458)
- Bernie Pauly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4845-1383)
- Christopher J. Mushquash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9583-4865)
- Nancy Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0784-8162)
- Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi
- Katrina Milaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4761-589X)
- Meaghan Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9509-1109)
Institutions
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services (AU)
- Lakehead University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01090-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research