The policies and actions that were enacted to colonize Indigenous Peoples in Canada have
been described as constituting cultural genocide. When one considers the long-term …

Public policy often imposes administrative burdens that constrain people's ability to access
benefits and affirmatively exercise fundamental rights. In this article, we extend the …

Abstract Background In Canada, there has been a significant increase in the training of
Indigenous doulas, who provide continuous, culturally appropriate support to Indigenous …

Background Mothers who have children removed from their care often have complex needs.
These women have poor health outcomes and are dying earlier than their peers from …

Objectives This study examines whether mothers involved with child protection services
(CPS) at the birth of their first child had higher rates of postpartum depression and anxiety …

Background: Individuals involved in out-of-home care are at higher risk of death by suicide.
We aimed to determine whether parents with two generations of involvement in out-of-home …

Parent mental health challenges in the postpartum and early parenthood have profound
implications for parent, child, and family well‐being. Little research has focused on …

Mothers who use substances often experience gender‐based and structural inequities that
can jeopardize maternal and family wellness. Instability in the availability of services …

Parents whose children have been statutorily removed by child protection services are a
vulnerable, hard-to-reach, and under-focused group. Their needs are numerous and …

Separation at birth can be detrimental to both mother and infant. 1 Maintaining their union
can have physiological and neurodevelopmental benefits for both. 2, 3 However, if a mother …