Vers une decolonisation des ressources de soins et services sociaux : les travailleurs communautaires locaux au Nunavik.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

According to the World Health Organization, discrepancies in health statistics reflect unequal access to resources. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada calls for an increase in the number of Indigenous workers within health and social services. The involvement of local community workers is essential to ensure the cultural security of care and the decolonization of services. This article presents the role played by these workers in the expansion of mental health services and social interventions in Nunavik, the contextual considerations that influence their practice and their place within professional teams.

Methods

A thematic analysis was conducted on semi-structured interviews done in 2016 with 60 Inuit and non-Inuit individuals working in the broad

SUBMITTER: Plourde-Leveille L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8225724 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature