Hospitalization for mental health related ambulatory care sensitive conditions: what are the trends for First Nations in British Columbia?

• Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health
• Main Authors: Josée G. Lavoie, Amanda Ward, Sabrina T. Wong, Naser Ibrahim, Darrien Morton, John D. O’Neil, Michael Green
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2018
• Subjects: Mental health; Indigenous health; Primary health care; ACSC; Nursing stations; First nations off-reserve; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Canada; British Columbia; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-018-0860-7; https://doaj.org/article/81a59d1fdbf741169bf2ffc06cd27a96

Abstract Background Indigenous peoples globally experience a disproportionate burden of mental illness due to forced policies and practices of colonization and cultural disruption. The objective of this study was to provide a baseline profile of hospitalization rates for mental health-related Ambula...