Community-based screening and triage connecting First Nations children and youth to local supports: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

First Nations children in Canada experience health inequities. We aimed to determine whether a self-report health app identified children's needs for support earlier in their illness than would typically occur.

Methods

Children (aged 8 to 18 yr) were recruited from a rural First Nation community. Children completed the Aaniish Naa Gegii: the Children's Health and Well-being Measure (ACHWM) and then met with a local mental health worker who determined their risk status. ACHWM Emotional Quadrant Scores (EQS) were compared between 3 groups of children: healthy peers (HP) who were not at risk, those with newly identified needs (NIN) who were at risk and not previously identified, and a typical treatment (TT) group who were at risk and already receiving support.

Res

SUBMITTER: Young NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721333 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature