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: Lavoie, Josée G, Ward, Amanda, Wong, Sabrina T, Ibrahim, Naser, Morton, Darrien, O’Neil, John D, Green, Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2018
• Subjects: Mental health; Indigenous health; Primary health care; ACSC; Nursing stations; First nations off-reserve; British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/67305; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-018-0860-7

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 Ambulatory Car...