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Book SynopsisThis unique book examines the physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors that support or undermine healthy development in American Indian children, including economics, biology, and public policies.
The reasons for mental health issues among American Indian and Alaska Native children have not been well understood by investigators outside of tribal communities. Developing appropriate methodological approaches and evidence-based programs for helping these youths is an urgent priority in developmental science. This work must be done in ways that are cognizant of how the negative consequences of colonization contribute to American Indian and Alaska Native tribal members' underutilization of mental health services, higher therapy dropout rates, and poor response to culturally insensitive treatment programs.
This book examines the forces affecting psychological development and mental health in American Indian children today. Experts from leading universiti
Trade Review
This work, part of the Child Psychology and Mental Health series, is an important addition to the literature regarding American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) health and health care. . . . This book belongs in the library of any college with programs in Native studies and/or health programs to prepare care providers to effectively meet the needs of AI/AN clients. Highly recommended. * Choice *
In this work, we now have a psychology book about American Indian and Alaska Native children that edifies us with its depths as well as with its particular Native points of view. . . . Further, its topics are wielded into a corpus of interdependent material elegantly bound together into an organic whole. . . . As I finished this book, I considered that more work in this area is needed. Such a thought is a compliment. Good writing always leads to more writing. * PsycCRITIQUES *
Table of Contents
Series Foreword Hiram E. Fitzgerald Preface Hiram E. Fitzgerald 1. Historical Trauma and Native American Child Development and Mental Health: An Overview Christopher D. Campbell and Tessa Evans-Campbell 2. American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families: Social and Economic Conditions Matthew Snipp and Anjula Saraff 3. American Indian and Alaska Native Grandfamilies: The Impact on Child Development Suzanne Cross, Angelique Day, and Patricia Farrell 4. American Indian and Alaska Native Students with Disabilities: Implications for Research and Practice Susan C. Faircloth 5. Learning the Community's Curriculum: The Linguistic, Social, and Cultural Resources of American Indian and Alaska Native Children Mary Eunice Romero-Little 6. Ethnic Identity and Mental Health among American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents Carol A. Markstrom, Nancy Whitesell, and Renee V. Galliher 7. The Emergence of Problems in Adolescence for American Indian and Alaska Native Children Amy E. West and Denise L. Newman 8. Intragenerational and Intergenerational Implications of American Indian Children's Mental Health: The Place for Adult Development Karen Albright 9. Community-Based Participatory Research in Indian Country: Definitions, Theory, Rationale, Examples, and Principles Lisa Rey Thomas, Dennis M. Donovan, Robin Little Wing Sigo, and Laura Price 10. Systems of Mental Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Adolescents Douglas K. Novins and Gary Bess 11. Community-Based Interventions for Depression in Parents and Other Caregivers on a Northern Plains Native American Reservation Joshua Sparrow, Minnetta Ironpipe Armstrong, Carol Bird, Ethyl Grant, Sherry Hilleboe, Brenda Olson-Bird, Renee Tatsey, Sharon Wagner, Margaret Ann Yellow Kidney, and William Beardslee 12. The Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Tribal Communities Michelle C. Sarche, Candace Fleming, and Paul Spicer 13. Culturally Based Education: Promoting Academic Success and the General Well-Being of Native American Students William G. Demmert Jr. 14. The Indian Child Welfare Act: Implications for American Indian and Alaska Native Children, Families, and Communities Matthew L. M. Fletcher 15. The Process and Dissemination of Cultural Adaptations of Evidence-Based Practices for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Their Families Dolores Subia BigFoot 16. American Indian Life Skills: A Community-Based Intervention for Indigenous Mental Health Teresa D. LaFromboise and Azadeh S. Fatemi 17. Cultural Interventions for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: The Elluam Tungiinun and Nagi Kicopi Programs James Allen, Gerald V. Mohatt, Stacy M. Rasmus, Rick Two Dogs, Tara Ford, Ethleen Iron Cloud Two Dogs, and Richard Moves Camp Index About the Editors and Contributors
