Indigenous Youth Mental Health Literacy (IYMHL), Spiritual Healing and Language
Tracks
Binna Burra Room - In-Person Only
| Wednesday, June 24, 2026 |
| 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM |
Overview
Anna Wilson, Dr Yifeng Wei & Dr Patsy Steinhauer, University of Alberta
Details
1. Learn how Indigenous Youth Mental Health Literacy facilitates mental wellness and peer support.
2. Understand how Indigenous paradigms of wellness can complement and extend Western therapeutic models.
3. Recognize how mental health can move beyond symptom reduction through restoring harmony among the spirit, body, mind, and emotion of Indigenous youth.
Presenter
Dr Patsy Steinhauer
Associate Professor of the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program
University of Alberta
Indigenous Youth Mental Health Literacy (IYMHL), Spiritual Healing and Language
Biography
Bio not provided
Dr Yifeng Wei
Associate Professor Research Director Department of Psychiatry
University of Alberta
Indigenous Youth Mental Health Literacy (IYMHL), Spiritual Healing and Language
Biography
Bio not provided
Ms. Anna Wilson
Phd Candidate
Dept. Of Psychiatry University Of Alberta
Indigenous Youth Mental Health Literacy (IYMHL), Spiritual Healing and Language
Biography
Anna Wilson has a Masters Degree in Library and Information Studies, from University of Alberta. She also has a Masters Degree in Theoretical, Cultural and International Education Policy Studies. She is currently a PhD student in the Department of Psychiatry studying Indigenous Mental Health and working with Dr. Andrew Greenshaw, Dr. Yifeng Wei, and Dr. Patsy Steinhauer on a nationwide Indigenous Youth Mental Health Literacy Resource written by Indigenous youth for Indigenous youth. She is also on the Canadian Mental Health Association Edmonton Region Board and teaches for Edmonton Public Schools.
