Journal Special Issue on Indigenous Youth Wellbeing- Risk & Resilience
As a result of racial bias and inequality, Indigenous children are over-represented in the child welfare system – which often leads to a loss of cultural identity – their views and voices can be lost

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This session provides a further opportunity to disseminate this cutting-edge collection of findings to a global audience of practitioners, researchers and child protection experts. During the webinar, eight authors will present their papers followed by a panel discussion chaired by the guest editor Dr. Chris Mushquash. Indigenous children around the world have unique strengths and resilience, despite facing a wide range of structural and systemic risks such as poverty, health inequities, lower food security, lack of access to services, to water and land. As a result of racial bias and inequality, Indigenous children are also over-represented in the child welfare system – which often leads to a loss of cultural identity – and their views and voices are not sufficiently considered. Indigenous youth are also affected by the intergenerational effects of the collective traumas experienced by their families and communities associated with colonization, marginalization, and discrimination by non-Indigenous mainstream societies and are exposed to an increasing number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), pointing to the importance of exploring resilience processes that may mitigate poor outcomes associated with these exposures. This special issue journal, entitled Indigenous Youth Wellbeing: Risk and Resilience, specifically tackles crucial themes. The special issue is a collection of 16 papers that showcase research projects that were included in the conference program, but also some others highlighting the realities of current research in terms of effective approaches to fostering resilience and wellbeing of Indigenous youth at the individual, community, policy, and legislation levels around the world. It also aims at highlighting structural and systemic risks faced by Indigenous youth and pathways to overcome them. Experience an interactive Q&A session with content experts.
Journal Club Date:
February 6, 2024
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Global
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