Psychological First Aid for COVID-19 Frontline Workers in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
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Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health
Explores problems some Aboriginal communities have recruiting and retaining health care professionals.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.
Study uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to measure income-related inequalities in the experience of psychological distress and suicidal behaviors in Aboriginal adults living off-reserve. Findings indicate that higher income and especially food security serve as a protective factor against mental health issues. Recommends policy that attends to these socioeconomic determinants of health.
Psychology Thesis (MA) -- University of Montana, 2014.
Arranged around the themes of connection to land, self, spirituality and community.