Note: The following three key wellness resources are the main sources of information for the Thunderbird Wellness App:
1)National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. (2015). First Nations mental wellness continuum framework. Retrieved from: https://thunderbirdpf.org/fnmwc-full
2)National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. (2011). Honouring our strengths: a renewed framework to address substance use issues among First Nations People in Canada. Retrieved from: https://thunderbirdpf.org/hos-full
3)National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. (2015). Indigenous wellness framework. Retrieved from: https://www.thunderbirdpf.org/IWF
A Whole and Healthy person
Elder Dumont, J. (n.d) The Indigenous worldview-Primary concepts, Indigenous psychology paper.
Addiction and Harm Reduction
American Society of Addictions Medicine (n.d) https://www.asam.org/
Indigenous harm reduction reducing the harms of colonialism http://www.icad-cisd.com/pdf/Publications/Indigenous-Harm-Reduction-Policy-Brief.pdf
Alcohol
National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. (2015). First Nations mental wellness continuum framework. Retrieved from: https://thunderbirdpf.org/fnmwc-full
National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. (2011). Honouring our strengths: a renewed framework to address substance use issues among First Nations People in Canada. Retrieved from: https://thunderbirdpf.org/hos-full
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation (2020). Managing safe alcohol use fact sheet
https://thunderbirdpf.org/managing-safe-alcohol-use-during-covid-19/
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation (2020). More tips for managing safe alcohol use fact sheet
https://thunderbirdpf.org/more-tips-for-managing-safe-alcohol-use-during-covid-19/
Cannabis
Borgelt, L. Franson, K. Nussbaum, A. Wang, G., (2013) The pharmacological and clinical effects of medical cannabis. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235406334_The_Pharmacologic_and_Clinical_Effects_of_Medical_Cannabis
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (2020). https://www.ccsa.ca/cannabis
Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM). (2018). The lower-risk cannabis use guidelines (LRCUG) are an evidence-based intervention project. Canadian Mental Health Association. Retrieved from: https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/pdfs—reports-and-books—research/canadas-lower-risk-guidelines-cannabis-pdf.pdf
Elder Dumont J. (2014). Honouring our Strengths: Indigenous Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment Project. National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Inc.
Government of Canada. (2018). Retrieved from: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2018/06/backgrounder-the-cannabis-act-the-facts.html
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. (2019) Cannabis toolkit: A wholistic approach to supporting healthy conversations about cannabis in First Nations communities
Culture and Resiliency
Elder Dumont, J. (n.d) The Indigenous worldview-Primary concepts, Indigenous psychology paper.
National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. (2015). Indigenous wellness framework. Retrieved from: https://www.thunderbirdpf.org/IWF
National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. (2015). First Nations mental wellness continuum framework. Retrieved from: https://thunderbirdpf.org/fnmwc-full
Cultural Interventions
National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. (2015). Indigenous wellness framework. Retrieved from: https://www.thunderbirdpf.org/IWF
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. (2019). Opioid and methamphetamine toolkit. National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Inc.
Methamphetamines
National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. (2015). First Nations mental wellness continuum framework. Retrieved from: https://thunderbirdpf.org/fnmwc-full
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. (2019). Crystal meth information to support a return to wellness. National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Inc.
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. (2019). Opioid and methamphetamine toolkit. National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Inc.
Opioids and Opiates
Chronic Pain Association of Canada. (2019). Survey by the Chronic Pain Association of Canada Retrieved from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P5-BzB4Cimymnusn1U3ECfFHIOyYD0mU/view
Schmidt, R., Wolfson, L., Stinson, J., Poole, N., & Greaves, L. (2019). Mothering and opioids addressing stigma-acting collaboratively–toolkit. Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health. Retrieved from http://bccewh.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CEWH-01-MO-Toolkit-WEB2.pdf
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. (2019). Opioid and methamphetamine toolkit. National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Inc.
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. (2019). Opioid identification booklet. National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Inc.
Stigma
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. (2020). Stigma fact sheet
https://thunderbirdpf.org/stigma-during-covid-19/
The Drum
Northern College Indigenous website http://www.northernc.on.ca/indigenous/the-drum/
Trauma
Peters J., & Silvestri F. (2016).Healthy families: From ACES to trauma informed care to resilience and wellbeing: Examples of policies and activities across IIMHL countries.
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. (n.d.). Using trauma informed approaches in our work-From understanding to practice. National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Inc.
What to do in an overdose
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. (2019). Opioid and methamphetamine toolkit. National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Inc.
Toronto Indigenous Overdose Strategy Report. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-129421.pdf