Dr Waikaremoana Waitoki is from Oakura New Zealand. She works at the University of Waikato, and is a clinical psychologist. She is also the past President of the New Zealand Psychological Society. Her focus is language and cultural revitalisation. In this video she talks about the Decolonising Mental Health Systems webinar, which was held at the Black Dog Institute in November 2022. She discusses her hopes for the future for Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing, and the importance of language and cultural revitalisation.
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Big Anxiety Research Centre
2023 | Australia, Canada
How can we frame suicide research and prevention differently? This panel brings together suicide experts and advocates to discuss the sociocultural, political, and environmental dimensions of suicide. The speakers will share key learnings from research and advocacy and reflect on how we can draw from Indigenous knowledge and scholarship to…
Black Dog Institute
2023 | Australia, United States, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand
Six Indigenous global leaders in mental health and wellbeing from four different countries held a free two-hour webinar as part of Black Dog Institute’s Summit on Self-Harm, held in November 2022. As part of the webinar, each shared their experiences of walking in two worlds and of navigating mental health…
Victoria O’Keefe
2022 | United States
Victoria O’Keefe is and Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, and is part of their Centre for Indigenous Health. Victoria is Cherokee Nation and Seminole Nation. She is also a psychologist. In this video she discusses the Decolonising Mental Health Systems webinar held in November 2022…
Jeffrey Ansloos
2022 | Canada
Associate Professor Jeffrey Ansloos is from the Fisher River Cree Nation in Manitoba. He is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Health and Social Policy and the Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health and Social Action on Suicide at the University of Toronto. He is a trained as…
Featured Resources
Big Anxiety Research Centre
2023 | Australia, Canada
How can we frame suicide research and prevention differently? This panel brings together suicide experts and advocates to discuss the sociocultural, political, and environmental dimensions of suicide. The speakers will share key learnings from research and advocacy and reflect on how we can draw from Indigenous knowledge and scholarship to…
Black Dog Institute
2023 | Australia, United States, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand
Six Indigenous global leaders in mental health and wellbeing from four different countries held a free two-hour webinar as part of Black Dog Institute’s Summit on Self-Harm, held in November 2022. As part of the webinar, each shared their experiences of walking in two worlds and of navigating mental health…
Victoria O’Keefe
2022 | United States
Victoria O’Keefe is and Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, and is part of their Centre for Indigenous Health. Victoria is Cherokee Nation and Seminole Nation. She is also a psychologist. In this video she discusses the Decolonising Mental Health Systems webinar held in November 2022…
Jeffrey Ansloos
2022 | Canada
Associate Professor Jeffrey Ansloos is from the Fisher River Cree Nation in Manitoba. He is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Health and Social Policy and the Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health and Social Action on Suicide at the University of Toronto. He is a trained as…
