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RECOMMENDATION 5:
Recognize The Responsibility
& Pressures That We Carry
A
recurring theme that came up throughout our
formal and informal conversations together
was the significant pressures that we all feel
in contributing to our communities and being role
models for other children and youth. There are a lot
of expectations placed on us by other people and
ourselves which we carry in all that we do. Without the
right supports this can be difficult to navigate and often
leads to feelings of burnout, isolation and sometimes
more serious mental health issues.
Some of the contributing factors to the pressures we feel
as Indigenous youth leaders and role models include:
