Guide and workbook developed for local Child Protection Teams or multi-disciplinary teams to help expand protocols for responding to child abuse and child sexual abuse.
Child Welfare, vol. 82, no. 2, March/April 2003, pp. 201-207
Description
Describes collaboration among a university, a state child welfare agency, and a Native American community organization to develop a culturally driven practice model for urban, Native American child welfare.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, American Indian Family History, Summer, 1991, pp. 329-338
Description
Author examines the interplay between physical housing structures and the make-up of the households that occupy them, considers different types of kinship that might be found in a single household. Examines census data to reveal changes, but also notes possible site for imbedded cultural biases.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 79-84
Description
Examined 89 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 and found common displays of conduct disorder but a varied display of other psychiatric disorders.
Synthesizes research findings focusing on educational and health services and topical areas related to those services. Findings will be used in the development of future programs.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 81, no. 11, November 1991, pp. 1466-1468
Description
Assesses the injury-related mortality rate for Native American children between the ages of 1 and 4 and finds that it is nearly three times that of the same age group in the general population.
Findings show that sexual education is felt to be inadequate and does not cover attitudes, beliefs, values or reproductive health. Concludes with a summary of recommendations that will be used in the development of curriculum planning.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 1991, pp. 503-521
Description
Article describes the philosophy behind, and the structure of the Male Seminary school operated by the Cherokee National Council; details the curriculum and the daily lives of boys who attended the institution.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 78, no. 5, 2003, pp. 1030-1038
Description
Results of the study document the feasibility of implementing a program for obesity prevention in elementary schools serving Native American communities.
Pediatrics, vol. 112, no. 4, October 2003, pp. e328-e347
Description
Looks at the correlation between the emergence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in young people and the decrease in physical activity and balanced nutrition.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 81, no. 3, March 1991, pp. 372-377
Description
Study showed lower levels of drug use by most non-White youth, especially Asian Americans and Black Americans, and finds that subgroup differences are felt to be not primarily attributable to family compostion, parents' education, region, or urban-rural distinctions.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 63-70
Description
Examines common factors, coping and survival strategies, roles of extended family and friendships, and organizations offering services in the San Francisco Bay area.
Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice , vol. 11, 1991, pp. 74-106
Description
Discusses model used in the United States which depends on American Indian tribunals and protection agencies to made decisions and looks at supporting legislation as well.