Lisa Wexler, Lauren A White, Victoria M O'Keefe, Stacy Rasmus, Emily E Haroz, Mary F Cwik, Allison Barlow, Novalene Goklish, Emma Elliott, Cynthia R Pearson, James Allen
The persistence of extreme suicide disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth signals a severe health inequity with distinct associations to a colonial experience of historical and on-going cultural, social, economic, and political oppression. To address this complex issue, we describe three AI/AN suicide prevention efforts that illustrate how strengths-based community interventions across the prevention spectrum can buffer suicide risk factors associated with structural racism. Developed and implemented in collaboration with tribal partners using participatory methods, the strategies include universal, selective, and indicated prevention elements...
January 19, 2024: Archives of Suicide Research: Official Journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research