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ERIC Number: ED087592
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: 40
Abstractor: N/A
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Suicide, Homicide, and Alcoholism Among American Indians: Guidelines for Help.
Frederick, Calvin J., Comp.; And Others
Designed to help alleviate some of the health problems among American Indians and Eskimos, this booklet covers suicide, homicide, and alcoholism. It can be used to provide: (1) "how-to" guidelines which describe ways for recognizing, handling, and preventing possible suicides among American Indians; and (2) survey data and literature for use as a planning guide in the development of crisis intervention and suicide prevention programs. Contents include: tribal and population data; Indian health problems; the current status of Indian suicide and alcoholism; old ways versus new: problems of transition; how to identify potential suicides; 10 preventive steps (suicide); ingredients of an Indian suicide prevention program; how to prevent suicide in jails; Indian homicide; Indian alcoholism; facts about alcohol; how dependency develops (alcohol); group resources for rehabilitation; multidisciplinary resources; incidence and severity of the Indian alcohol problem; alcoholism among young people; and causes of suicides related to alcoholism. The 6 recommendations cover workshops, information centers, teacher training, crisis intervention centers, newsletters, and audiovisual information. Appendices give population data and community mental health centers serving Indians and Eskimos. (KM)
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. (Stock No. 1724-00324; $0.50)
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Authoring Institution: National Inst. of Mental Health (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency.
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