Miyupimaatisiiuwin Wellness Curriculum (MWC)

Best practice guidelines for mental health promotion programs: Children & Youth

MWC is a Canadian school-based suicide prevention program developed in 2000 to promote a wide range of healthy lifestyle choices to counteract the long-term incidence of suicide, as well as substance abuse and violence. It focuses on “wellness” and targets children from kindergarten to Grade 8. This holistic program emphasizes Aboriginal culture and was developed with the Cree community to encourage active participation of the family and community.

Reference

Kirmayer, L., Boothroyd, L., Laliberté, A. & Simpson, B.L. (1999). Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in First Nations and Inuit Communities. Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report No. 9. Montreal: Institute of Community & Family Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital. (See pages 37–38.)

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• www.mcgill.ca/files/tcpsych/Report9_Eng.pdf (PDF)

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