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Mays, Vickie M.; Gallardo, Miguel; Shorter-Gooden, Kumea; Robinson-Zanartu, Carol; Smith, Monique; McClure, Faith; Puri, Siddarth; Methot, Laurel; Ahhaitty, Glenda – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2009
Recognizing that there has been a lack of systematic teaching about the unique mental health experiences of urban American Indians, this article examines data from national studies and specific case studies to illustrate some issues regarding the mental health of American Indians in urban areas. Some studies have reported that when American…
Descriptors: Helplessness, Urban American Indians, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, American Indians
Miller, Marv – White Cloud Journal, 1979
Results showed suicides clustered by day of the week, season, and reservation location, and typical victims as young, unmarried males holding unskilled or semiskilled jobs. Suggested are strategies maximizing suicide prevention efforts. Journal availability: see RC 503 481. (DS)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Death
Sanderson, Priscilla Lansing, Ed.; Gahungu, Athanase, Ed. – 1999
A workshop aimed to increase participant knowledge about how to improve vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for American Indians with alcohol disorders. Objectives included dissemination of results of a national research project; an overview of issues related to rehabilitation, alcohol abuse, and American Indian people; and specific…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, American Indian Culture, American Indians
Owan, Tom Choken; And Others – 1987
This report describes school and community efforts to prevent alcoholism and substance abuse among American Indian and Alaskan Native youth. In 1986, the Indian Health Service (IHS) surveyed Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, public schools with large Indian enrollments, and community groups involved in 225 IHS-funded alcohol and substance abuse…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education