The prevalence of mental health disorders in Canada is at an all-time high, affecting approximately 6.7 million Canadians, making it the leading cause disability country. This study focuses on situation Toronto, one Canada's biggest cities, and aims to identify causes frequent visits by assessing social determinants (SDH) related health. hypothesis a correlation between density Aboriginal popul...

Integrative Medicine • Vol. 14, No. 2 • April 2015 54 Sudak—Viewpoints Nancy Sudak, MD, is the executive director of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) and the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM). She recently left her unique holistic primary care practice in a community health center in Duluth, Minnesota, to support the growth of the Academy. She is on th...

BACKGROUND There are unequivocal health disparities, both physical and mental, between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada. METHODS Utilizing narrative inquiry, 15 néhiyawak (Plains Cree people) between 18 and 71 years of age from Thunderchild First Nation were interviewed to explore what improved their mental health and well-being and what they needed to attain optimal mental...