Victoria M O’Keefe

Victoria M O’Keefe


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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VOVictoria M O’Keefe
Victoria M O’Keefe
JFJillian Fish
Jillian Fish
TMTara L. Maudrie
Tara L. Maudrie
AHAmanda M. Hunter
Amanda M. Hunter
HRHariata G. Tai Rakena
Hariata G. Tai Rakena
ABAllison Barlow
Allison Barlow
Globally, Indigenous communities, leaders, mental health providers, and scholars have called for strengths-based approaches to mental health that align with Indigenous and holistic concepts of health and wellness. We applied the Indigenist Ecological Systems Model to strengths-based case examples of Indigenous youth mental health and wellness work occurring in CANZUS (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and United States). The case examples include research, community-led programs, and national advocacy. Indigenous youth development and well-being occur through strengths-based relationships across interconnected environmental levels. This approach promotes Indigenous youth and communities considering complete ecologies of Indigenous youth to foster their whole health, including mental health. Future research and programming will benefit from understanding and identifying common, strengths-based solutions beyond narrow intervention targets. This approach not only promotes Indigenous youth health and mental health, but ripples out across the entire ecosystem to promote community well-being.