What is your profession?
Answer |
Count |
Percent Answer |
General practitioner |
19 |
11.7% |
Community-health nurse |
4 |
2.5% |
Nurse practitioner |
2 |
1.2% |
Psychiatric nurse |
4 |
2.5% |
Therapist |
12 |
7.4% |
Social worker |
26 |
16.0% |
Program
administrator |
18 |
11.0% |
Community health
worker |
11 |
6.7% |
Other |
67 |
41.1% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
Do you self-identify as an Aboriginal person?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
Answer |
Yes |
92 |
56.4% |
No |
68 |
41.7% |
Don’t know |
1 |
0.6% |
Prefer not to answer |
2 |
1.2% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
Are you:
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
First Nation |
56 |
34.4% |
Inuit |
16 |
9.8% |
Métis |
18 |
11.0% |
Prefer not to answer |
2 |
1.2% |
Not answered |
71 |
43.6% |
What province or territory do you work in?
Answer |
Count |
Percent Answer |
Alberta |
14 |
8.6% |
British Columbia |
18 |
11.0% |
Manitoba |
8 |
4.9% |
Nova Scotia |
1 |
0.6% |
New Brunswick |
0 |
0% |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
10 |
6.1% |
Ontario |
46 |
28.2% |
Prince Edward Island |
0 |
0% |
Quebec |
29 |
17.8% |
Saskatchewan |
20 |
12.3% |
Northwest Territories |
9 |
5.5% |
Nunavut |
8 |
4.9% |
Yukon |
0 |
0% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
How would you characterize the community you work in?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
Answer |
Rural |
45 |
27.6% |
Remote |
29 |
17.8% |
Remote fly-in community |
47 |
28.8% |
Urban |
42 |
25.8% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
Is the community you work in:
Answer |
Count |
Percent
Answer |
Inuit community |
37 |
22.7% |
Métis settlement |
1 |
0.6% |
On-reserve |
69 |
42.3% |
Off-reserve |
56 |
34.4% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
What type of facility do you predominantly work in:
Answer |
Count |
Percent answer |
Hospital |
22 |
13.5% |
Long-term care facility |
1 |
0.6% |
Community Health Facility |
42 |
25.8% |
Nursing station |
13 |
8.0% |
Treatment centre |
5 |
3.1% |
Other |
80 |
49.1% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
Are your clients predominantly
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
First Nation |
114 |
69.9% |
Inuit |
40 |
24.5% |
Métis |
9 |
5.5% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
Do you have access to continuing professional development training
for your profession or specialty?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
Yes |
116 |
71.2% |
No |
30 |
18.4% |
Don’t know |
14 |
8.6% |
Prefer not answer |
3 |
1.8% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
Is the continuing professional development sufficient to meet the
standards in place for your professional certification?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
Yes |
73 |
44.8% |
No |
28 |
17.2% |
Don’t know |
11 |
6.7% |
Prefer not to answer |
4 |
2.5% |
Not answered |
47 |
28.8% |
Have you completed specialized training on the provision of
culturally appropriate mental health services to Indigenous people, with a
focus on the people, community or nation you work with?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
Yes |
66 |
40.5% |
No |
90 |
55.2% |
Don’t know |
2 |
1.2% |
Prefer not to answer |
5 |
3.1% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
In the past 12 months, did you miss work for more than a half-day
due to workplace stress?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
Yes |
63 |
38.7% |
No |
95 |
58.3% |
Don’t know |
3 |
1.8% |
Prefer not to answer |
2 |
1.2% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
Overall, how would you describe the quality of mental health care
available in the community you work in?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
Prefer not to answer |
0 |
0% |
Don’t know |
5 |
3.1% |
Very poor |
51 |
31.3% |
Below average |
50 |
30.7% |
Average |
35 |
21.5% |
Above average |
19 |
11.7% |
Excellent |
3 |
1.8% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
What are the reasons why the quality of the mental health care
available is below average or very poor?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
Not enough staff |
84 |
51.5% |
Too many patients, residents or clients |
64 |
39.3% |
Poor communication |
48 |
29.4% |
Not enough supplies |
24 |
14.7% |
Equipment not available or not working |
19 |
11.7% |
Not trained adequately |
71 |
43.6% |
Don’t know |
2 |
1.2% |
Prefer not to answer |
1 |
0.6% |
Other |
16 |
9.8% |
Not answered |
62 |
38.0% |
How would you rate the availability of each of the following early
intervention services to reducing vulnerability to suicide?
Matrix row |
Not answered |
Available |
Only available outside of the community |
Not available |
Don’t know |
Pre-natal care |
2 (1.2%) |
112 (68.7%) |
9 (5.5%) |
10 (6.1%) |
30 (18.4%) |
Early
childhood interventions e.g., Aboriginal Head Start |
4 (2.5%) |
92 (56.4%) |
17 (10.4%) |
18 (11.0%) |
32 (19.6%) |
Assessment
and programs for those children requiring specialized services e.g., autism
screening, brain-related injuries, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder |
3 (1.8%) |
39 (23.9%) |
65 (39.9%) |
32 (19.6%) |
24 (14.7%) |
Awareness
education for school-aged children and youth |
5 (3.1%) |
65 (39.9%) |
14 (8.6%) |
37 (22.7%) |
42 (25.8%) |
Extra-curricular
activities e.g., sports, culture, arts or other for youth |
1 (0.6%) |
114 (69.9%) |
7 (4.3%) |
21 (12.9%) |
20 (12.3%) |
Family
strengthening programs, e.g., to connect generations, life skills |
2 (1.2 %) |
65 (39.9%) |
10 (6.1%) |
50 (30.7%) |
36 (22.1%) |
Programs
to build resilience and coping skills e.g., cultural education, social, emotional
development |
1 (0.6%) |
64 (39.3%) |
16 (9.8%) |
52 (31.9%) |
30 (18.4%) |
Mental health assessments |
1 (0.6%) |
80 (49.1%) |
47 (28.8%) |
16 (9.8%) |
19 (11.7%) |
Indigenous-specific
mental health services and supports |
4 (2.5%) |
54 (33.1%) |
21 (12.9%) |
57 (35.0%) |
27 (16.6%) |
Applied
Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) for community members or staff |
2 (1.2%) |
80 (49.1%) |
27 (16.6%) |
27 (16.6%) |
27 (16.6%) |
SafeTALK
workshop for community members or staff |
2 (1.2%) |
44 (27.0%) |
20 (12.3%) |
50 (30.7%) |
47 (28.8%) |
First
Nations Mental Health First Aid for community members or staff |
1 (0.6%) |
43 (26.4%) |
25 (15.3%) |
48 (29.4%) |
46 (28.2%) |
Addictions
treatment, e.g., residential treatment or ability to refer to |
2 (1.2%) |
76 (46.6%) |
58 (35.6%) |
16 (9.8%) |
11 (6.7%) |
Services
for those with dual diagnosis e.g., mental health condition and addictions |
5 (3.1%) |
45 (27.6%) |
58 (35.6%) |
33 (20.2%) |
22 (13.5%) |
How would you rate the availability of following mental wellness
services to your patients?
Matrix row |
Not answered |
Available |
Not available |
Only available outside of the community |
Don’t know |
Indigenous
therapeutic approaches e.g., traditional counseling, circles |
1 (0.6%) |
64 (39.3%) |
56 (34.4%) |
21 (12.9%) |
21 (12.9%) |
Indigenous
cultural approaches e.g., education, ceremony |
3 (1.8%) |
74 (45.4%) |
44 (27.0%) |
16 (9.8%) |
26 (16.0%) |
Western
group or individual counseling |
2 (1.2%) |
114 (69.9%) |
10 (6.1%) |
18 (11.0%) |
19 (11.7%) |
Telemedicine |
1 (0.6%) |
80 (49.1%) |
23 (14.1%) |
9 (5.5%) |
50 (30.7%) |
24 hour crisis line |
1 (0.6%) |
90 (55.2%) |
25 (15.3%) |
33 (20.2%) |
14 (8.6%) |
Crisis response |
2 (1.2%) |
95 (58.3%) |
24 (14.7%) |
19 (11.7%) |
23 (14.1%) |
Community
mental health support and aftercare |
2 (1.2%) |
85 (52.1%) |
31 (19.0%) |
18 (11.0%) |
27 (16.6%) |
Psychiatric services |
1 (0.6%) |
50 (30.7%) |
29 (17.8%) |
72 (44.2%) |
11 (6.7%) |
Psychological services |
4 (2.5%) |
60 (36.8%) |
22 (13.5%) |
65 (39.9%) |
12 (7.4%) |
Addictions
treatment, e.g., residential treatment or ability to refer to |
3 (1.8%) |
66 (40.5%) |
12 (7.4%) |
73 (44.8%) |
9 (5.5%) |
Services
for those with dual diagnosis e.g., mental health condition and addictions |
3 (1.8%) |
48 (29.4%) |
28 (17.2%) |
63 (38.7%) |
21 (12.9%) |
In your opinion, how important is it that the Government of Canada
focus attention on each of the following?
Matrix row |
Not answered |
Not important |
Important |
Critically important |
Don’t know |
Increasing
community mental health services |
0 (0%) |
5 (3.1%) |
19 (11.7%) |
137 (84.0%) |
2 (1.2%) |
Increasing
access to mental health care professionals (including psychiatrists, social workers,
etc.) |
0 (0%) |
4 (2.5%) |
27 (16.6%) |
131 (80.4%) |
1 (0.6%) |
Developing
more safe affordable housing for persons with mental illness |
0 (0%) |
5 (3.1%) |
28 (17.2%) |
128 (78.5%) |
2 (1.2%) |
Training
more mental health care workers |
1 (0.6%) |
4 (2.5%) |
35 (21.5%) |
121 (74.2%) |
2 (1.2%) |
Increasing
funding for regional mental health services |
0 (0%) |
7 (4.3%) |
23 (14.1%) |
131 (80.4%) |
2 (1.2%) |
Increasing
funding for coordinated mental health research |
2 (1.2%) |
6 (3.7%) |
55 (33.7%) |
93 (57.1%) |
7 (4.3%) |
Providing
support for families caring for those with mental illness |
1 (0.6%) |
4 (2.5%) |
26 (16.0%) |
128 (78.5%) |
4 (2.5%) |
Having
the federal, provincial and territorial governments work together on a
coordinated mental health plan |
2 (1.2%) |
8 (4.9%) |
26 (16.0%) |
122 (74.8%) |
5 (3.1%) |
Investing
in dedicated mental health funding for Indigenous communities and people |
1 (0.6%) |
5 (3.1%) |
14 (8.6%) |
141 (86.5%) |
2 (1.2%) |
1 Respondents
could select multiple options.
When a patient requires immediate care for mental health, how long
do they usually have to wait before they get an appointment with a therapist,
social worker or another care provider?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
On the same day |
30 |
18.4% |
The next day |
6 |
3.7% |
In 2 to 3 days |
19 |
11.7% |
In 4 to 6 days |
9 |
5.5% |
In 1 or 2 weeks |
15 |
9.2% |
Between 2 weeks and one month |
24 |
14.7% |
One month or more |
29 |
17.8% |
Don’t know |
31 |
19.0% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
During the past 12 months, was there ever a time when you felt that
your patient needed mental health care but did not receive it?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
Yes |
119 |
73.0% |
No |
15 |
9.2% |
Prefer not to answer |
3 |
1.8% |
Don’t know |
7 |
4.3% |
Not applicable |
19 |
11.7% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
In the past 12 months, have you worked with a patient who had
seriously contemplated suicide?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
Yes |
111 |
68.1% |
No |
28 |
17.2% |
Don’t know |
13 |
8.0% |
Prefer not to answer |
11 |
6.7% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |
Does your community have a suicide prevention plan or program?
Answer |
Count |
Percent
answer |
Yes |
37 |
22.7% |
No |
53 |
32.5% |
Don’t know |
65 |
39.9% |
Prefer not to answer |
8 |
4.9% |
Not answered |
0 |
0% |