Listening to One Another (LTOA)

Community-based, culturally-adapted mental health promotion program for Indigenous youth and communities #togrowstrong based out of @mcgillu and JGH.

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In partnership with LTOA community partners, there are many ongoing research projects, such as Cultural Adaptation, Program Training, LTOA School Program, & many more! Check out our program website to learn more: https://t.co/q9tYYqLy4u
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Want to learn more about program trainings? Check out our website: https://t.co/83Ee7FnPQn (3/3)

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It is essential that facilitators and Elders are comfortable with the materials and philosophy behind the program. The LTOA training model has evolved over the past 7 years of the program. Training sessions help prepare facilitators before each cycle of delivery. (1/3)

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During training sessions, facilitators learn about facilitating techniques, and the ethics and responsibilities of program delivery. Facilitators are given LTOA manuals and an in-depth overview of the intervention, facilitation techniques, and self-care techniques. (2/3)

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Want to learn more about program implementation? Visit our website: https://t.co/g2nCShYx9Q

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The success of the LTOA Program has been built upon long-standing relationships between Indigenous communities and University teams across Canada.
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Annual Two-Eyed Seeing Evaluation (TESE) meetings serve to clarify effective elements of
the program and challenges to implementation and
delivery. These TESE meetings go beyond
evaluation to strengthen connections, build networks,
exchange knowledge, and share experiences.

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Since 2011, the Listening to One Another to Grow Strong program has partnered with many culturally-distinct Indigenous communities across Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia) to culturally adapt and deliver the LTOA program.

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A brief history of the LTOA Program:
The original iteration of Listening to One Another to Grow Strong (LTOA) was culturally adapted from a program developed in the United States in 1982, called Strengthening Families (SF).

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In 2011 the Public Health Agency of Canada funded a third iteration of the BZDDD program: the Listening to One Another to Grow Strong program (English translation of BZDDD). This version was adapted and implemented in four First Nations communities in Ontario and Manitoba.