Mental health and substance use in an urban First Nations population in Hamilton Ontario

摘要

: Mental health and substance use have been identified as health priorities currently facing Indigenous peoples in Canada; however, accessible and culturally relevant population health data for this group are almost non-existent. The aim of the Our Health Counts study was to generate First Nations adult population health data in partnership with the De dwa da dehs ney>s Aboriginal Health Access Centre in Hamilton, Ontario.