Suicide amongst young Inuit males: The perspectives of Inuit health and wellness workers in Nunavik

Affleck, William; Oliffe, John L.; Inukpuk, Martha Malaya; Tempier, Raymond; Crawford, Allison; Séguin, Monique

doi:10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100069

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“…We recognize that boys and men exposed to CSA are a heterogeneous group. As Foster et al (2012) note, those most likely to have experienced CSA are socially and economically disadvantaged in other ways, including those with a disability, transgender and gender-nonconforming (Fernández-Rouco et al, 2017), men who have sex with men, and Indigenous men (Affleck et al, 2022). Future research ought to account for such diversity so that tailored interventions can be delivered to men experiencing wide-ranging health inequities.…”

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Childhood sexual abuse in boys and men: The case for gender-sensitive interventions.

O’Gorman¹,

Pilkington²,

Seidler³

et al. 2024

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Objective: To review the literature on the experiences of boys and men exposed to childhood sexual abuse, and to assess the implications of this literature for trials of interventions and tailored services for this population. Method: We conducted a narrative review of papers pertaining to boys and men exposed to childhood sexual abuse. Implications of this literature for treatment were critically appraised. Results: Boys and men suffer the negative sequelae of childhood sexual abuse to the same (and sometimes greater) extent as girls and women. Boys and men also experience a number of unique challenges, as the abuse experience may undermine masculine identities and relations. This conflict may contribute to the underreporting of childhood sexual abuse among boys and men. Boys and men are less likely to disclose their abuse experience and wait longer to disclose compared to girls and women. Existing estimates therefore likely underestimate the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse among boys and men. Additionally, to date, intervention trials for individuals exposed to childhood sexual abuse have included a disproportionately low number of boys and men, even based on existing prevalence estimates. Conclusions: Further investigation into the treatment needs of boys and men exposed to childhood sexual abuse is critically important. To facilitate a better understanding of their needs, intervention studies for this cohort should include a greater proportion of boys and men. Studies should also assess the influence of boys' and men's alignments to masculine norms for moderating treatment outcomes as a means to guide gender-sensitive treatments. Clinical Impact StatementThis narrative review found that reported rates of boys and men exposed to childhood sexual abuse may be underestimated. Additionally, boys and men are underrepresented in studies evaluating psychological treatments for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Taken together, these findings indicate a pressing need for studies to actively seek out and include a greater proportion of boys and men.

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Childhood sexual abuse in boys and men: The case for gender-sensitive interventions.

O’Gorman¹,

Pilkington²,

Seidler³

et al. 2024

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…At the practitioner level, an increased uptake of evidence-based intersectional practices such as trauma-informed care, tailored to sub-populations of men, would be an example of translating this intersectional research into practice. This responds to the notion that men from minority cultures are typically socially conditioned to deny injury and/or isolate themselves to conceal their trauma (Affleck et al, 2022). Furthermore, intersectional practices such as this could be accompanied by a formal evaluation of outcomes, assessing whether these methods adequately fit or robustly fail.…”

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Approaches to Engaging Men During Primary Healthcare Encounters: A scoping review

Seidler,

Benakovic,

Wilson

et al. 2024

Am J Mens Health

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Gender-responsive healthcare is critical to advancing men’s health given that masculinities intersect with other social determinants to impact help-seeking, engagement with primary healthcare, and patient outcomes. A scoping review was undertaken with the aim to synthesize gender-responsive approaches used by healthcare providers (HCPs) to engage men with primary healthcare. MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases were searched for articles published between 2000 and February 2024. Titles and abstracts for 15,659 citations were reviewed, and 97 articles met the inclusion criteria. Data were extracted and analyzed thematically. Thirty-three approaches were synthesized from across counseling/psychology, general practice, social work, nursing, psychiatry, pharmacy, and unspecified primary healthcare settings. These were organized into three interrelated themes: (a) tailoring communication to reach men; (b) purposefully structuring treatment to meet men’s health needs, and (c) centering the therapeutic alliance to retain men in care. Strength-based and asset-building approaches focused on reading and responding to a diversity of masculinities was reinforced across the three findings. While these approaches are recommended for the judicious integration into health practitioner education and practice, this review highlighted that the evidence remains underdeveloped, particularly for men who experience health inequities. Critical priorities for further research include intersectional considerations and operationalizing gender-responsive healthcare approaches for men and its outcomes, particularly at first point-of-contact encounters.

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Inuit youth health and wellbeing programming in Canada

Toor,

Lavoie,

Mudryj

2024

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Inuit youth face challenges in maintaining their wellbeing, stemming from continued impacts of colonisation. Recent work documented that urban centres, such as Winnipeg Canada, have large Inuit populations comprised of a high proportion of youth. However, youth lack culturally appropriate health and wellbeing services. This review aimed to scan peer-reviewed and grey literature on Inuit youth health and wellbeing programming in Canada. This review is to serve as an initial phase in the development of Inuit-centric youth programming for the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait program of research. Findings will support further work of this program of research, including the development of culturally congruent Inuit-youth centric programming in Winnipeg. We conducted an environmental scan and used an assessment criteria to assess the effectiveness of the identified programs. Results showed that identified programs had Inuit involvement in creation framing programming through Inuit knowledge and mostly informed by the culture as treatment approach. Evaluation of programs was diffcult to locate, and it was hard to discren between programming, pilots or explorative studies. Despite the growing urban population, more non-urban programming was found. Overall, research contributes to the development of effective strategies to enhance the health and wellbeing of Inuit youth living in Canada.

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Suicide amongst young Inuit males: The perspectives of Inuit health and wellness workers in Nunavik

Cited by 3 publications

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Childhood sexual abuse in boys and men: The case for gender-sensitive interventions.

Childhood sexual abuse in boys and men: The case for gender-sensitive interventions.

Approaches to Engaging Men During Primary Healthcare Encounters: A scoping review

Inuit youth health and wellbeing programming in Canada

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