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Brenda Green and Shadi Beshai

Brenda Green is an associate professor in Department of Indigenous Health-First Nations University of Canada. Shadi Beshai is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Regina.

Traditional mental health practices for Indigenous university students

REGINA—The demographic profile of Indigenous students includes a range of risk factors for mental stress, including relocating from their home community, and coming from

Opinion | BY BRENDA GREEN AND SHADI BESHAI | October 5, 2020

Red Sky Performance dancers, pictured on Sept. 30, 2019, at the Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. This need to infuse traditional methods, relevant cultural metaphors, values, and beliefs into mental health interventions is taking centre stage in a nationally funded project currently underway at the University of Regina. The aim of this project is to develop a mindfulness-based intervention to meet the unique needs of Indigenous university students, write Brenda Green and Shadi Beshai. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Traditional mental health practices for Indigenous university students

Opinion | BY BRENDA GREEN AND SHADI BESHAI | October 5, 2020

REGINA—The demographic profile of Indigenous students includes a range of risk factors for mental stress, including relocating from their home community, and coming from

Traditional mental health practices for Indigenous university students

Opinion | BY BRENDA GREEN AND SHADI BESHAI | October 5, 2020

REGINA—The demographic profile of Indigenous students includes a range of risk factors for mental stress, including relocating from their home community, and coming from

Red Sky Performance dancers, pictured on Sept. 30, 2019, at the Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. This need to infuse traditional methods, relevant cultural metaphors, values, and beliefs into mental health interventions is taking centre stage in a nationally funded project currently underway at the University of Regina. The aim of this project is to develop a mindfulness-based intervention to meet the unique needs of Indigenous university students, write Brenda Green and Shadi Beshai. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade