Integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing Into Learning Health Systems: Moving From Learning Health Systems to Learning Communities

Carolyn M Melro; Kathleen MacDonald; Tovah Cowan; Brenda Restoule; Elder Tecumseh Ed Connors; Gina Marandola; Christopher J Mushquash; Srividya N Iyer

doi:10.1177/07067437251380734

Integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing Into Learning Health Systems: Moving From Learning Health Systems to Learning Communities

Can J Psychiatry. 2026 Apr;71(4):257-262. doi: 10.1177/07067437251380734. Epub 2025 Oct 1.

Authors

Carolyn M Melro^{1

2}, Kathleen MacDonald^{2

3}, Tovah Cowan^{2

3

4}, Brenda Restoule^{2

5}, Elder Tecumseh Ed Connors^{2

5}, Gina Marandola^{2

3}, Christopher J Mushquash^{2

6

7

8}, Srividya N Iyer^{2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
² ACCESS Open Minds Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness Network, Canada.
³ Douglas Research Centre, Verdun, QC, Canada.
⁴ McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁵ First Peoples Wellness Circle, North Bay, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
⁷ Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Fort William First Nation, ON, Canada.
⁸ Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: Indigenous; integrated youth services; learning community; learning health system; mental health; wellness; youth.