Looks at contemporary American Indian youth issues regarding substance abuse, depression, gangs, role of the family and tribal relationships with the justice system. Closes with policy and program recommendations.

Designed to help welfare workers and care providers play an effective role in the prevention of suicide among children and youth.

Psychotherapy Thesis (MHSc)--Auckland University of Technology, 2008.

Argues that going back to more traditional activities may address the primary causes of social and health crisis issues, while also improving the health and well-being of the people.

Study used sample of 306 Mohawks from the community of Akwesasne. Found no link between exposure level for PCB and mental health symptoms.

Studies indicate that Native American men report feelings of hopelessness, and lack in tradition or direction.

Discusses access to the health care services needed by Native Hawaiian transgenders.

Paper examines the literature on the incidence of suicide with special attention to adolescents in Canadian Aboriginal communities, reviews the factors historically thought to place Aboriginal youth at risk for suicide, and explores the need for future research.

Education of Exceptional Children Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1995.

Looks at the demographics and methods. Chapter 4 from Psychology in the South Pacific: Global, Local and Glocal Applications edited by F. H. Bolitho, S. C. Carr and B. M. O'Reilly.

Looks at effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol, smoking during pregnancy and drug use.

[Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Cornell University, 1960.

Review analyzes how the automobile is associated with the unnatural present.

Clinical Psychology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 1997.

Looks at sleeps disorders using traditional explanations.

Book review of: Eskimos of Northwestern Alaska by P. L. Jamison, S. L. Zegura, and F. A. Milan.

Study conducted over a two year period on members of a Montana tribe indicates greater resilience from those that attended cultural camps.

Discusses need for respect, non-discrimination, privacy, confidentiality, competence, and daily risk-benefit analysis for general practitioners in rural Aboriginal communities.

Argues for the creation of an ethical framework in mental health and addictions programming.

Results revealed the difference in treatment methods and frequency dependent on the ethnicity of therapists and/or client.

Looks at methodology for psychological study of cultural values within a northern Plains American Native community.

Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Université Laval, 1999.

Discusses each project component and overall observations related to the project and its process.

Discusses each project component and the overall observations related to the project and its process.

An analysis of a culturally oriented art therapy program's impact on Indigenous youth's health.

Examines the dynamics of relationship between program staff and the program evaluator and found it evolves in a common way across all groups.

Pilot project called Looking Out for Dementia involved production of a 16 minute DVD in English and three Indigenous languages (Warlpiri, Kriol, Djambarrpuyngu), an accompanying flip chart in plain English, and a poster publicizing the resource. Evaluation carried out through observation, focus groups and telephone interviews with participants and coordinators of aged services.

Report uses qualitative, community-based participatory research method to evaluate a program designed to empower Indigenous youth. Highlights social, familial, and cultural aspects of the program that were found to be most impactful; recommends extending similar programming to other Indigenous communities.

Goal of program was to promote community capacity to prevent and respond to mental health emergencies. The assessment looks at the process of implementation, impacts for individuals and communities, and degree of cultural safety for the course during the period 2013-2017. Methods included surveys, interviews with participants and facilitators, ten site visits and course field observations.

Comments on the relevance and the performance of the Clinical and Client Care Program (CCP)

Participant interviews describe how the Program significantly changed their lives in constructive and positive manners.

Discussion of the pre-colonial and current context of women and girls, boys and men, and Two-Spirit people and offers suggestions for taking action, as well as mental health and lateral violence. Includes timeline for "Queering Indigenous Canadian History".

Comments on the effects of unemployment.

Found that providers affiliated with American Aboriginal communities were similar to their non-Aboriginal counterparts in terms of familiarity, knowledge and use of evidence-based practices.

Looks at attitudes towards evidence-based treatment programs in the San Francisco Bay area.

Report was developed for two child and youth mental health agencies (one a First Nations agency) seeking to understand the current literature related to best practices.

Bases on responses gathered from key informants and literature review.

Looks at partnership offering a holistic approach to Indigenous values and traditions and provide a community-based system of care for substance abuse and mental health.

Uses Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Offender Intake Assessment (OIA) in conjunction with data from One-Day Snapshot of Inmates in Canada's Adult Correctional Facilities. Ratings for seven needs: employment, marital/family, association/socialization, substance abuse, community, personal/emotional, and attitude.

Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology Thesis (Ed.D.), 1999.

Chapter two of First Nations and Inuit Health Survey.

Examines common themes of stress, economic conditions, trauma, violence and cultural aspects as they relate to diabetes.

Looks at the relationship between income and marital status on pregnant mothers suffering from depression. Indigenous women are more likely to experience lower education, income and social support, increasing their vulnerability for depression during and after pregnancy.

Findings support adjusting and promoting resources for mental health resilience according to attachment style.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Montana, 2006.

Systematically examines the theoretical underpinnings of historical trauma among Native Americans.