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Toor JSK, Lavoie JG, Mudryj A. Inuit youth health and wellbeing programming in Canada. Int J Circumpolar Health 2024; 83:2376799. [PMID: 38988226 PMCID: PMC11351917 DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2376799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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Inuit youth face challenges in maintaining their wellbeing, stemming from continued impacts of colonisation. Recent work documented that urban centres, such as Winnipeg Canada, have large Inuit populations comprised of a high proportion of youth. However, youth lack culturally appropriate health and wellbeing services. This review aimed to scan peer-reviewed and grey literature on Inuit youth health and wellbeing programming in Canada. This review is to serve as an initial phase in the development of Inuit-centric youth programming for the Qanuinngitsiarutiksait program of research. Findings will support further work of this program of research, including the development of culturally congruent Inuit-youth centric programming in Winnipeg. We conducted an environmental scan and used an assessment criteria to assess the effectiveness of the identified programs. Results showed that identified programs had Inuit involvement in creation framing programming through Inuit knowledge and mostly informed by the culture as treatment approach. Evaluation of programs was diffcult to locate, and it was hard to discren between programming, pilots or explorative studies. Despite the growing urban population, more non-urban programming was found. Overall, research contributes to the development of effective strategies to enhance the health and wellbeing of Inuit youth living in Canada.
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- Jeevan S K Toor
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Rasmus S, Wexler L, White L, Allen J. Examining community-level protection from Alaska Native suicide: An Indigenous knowledge-informed extension of the legacy of Michael Chandler and Christopher Lalonde. Transcult Psychiatry 2024:13634615241255713. [PMID: 39169864 DOI: 10.1177/13634615241255713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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Chandler and Lalonde broadened the scope of inquiry in suicide research by providing theoretical grounding and empirical support for the role of community, culture, and history in understanding Indigenous youth suicide and reimagining its prevention. Their work pushed the field to consider the intersectional process of individual and collective meaning-making in prevention of Indigenous suicide, together with the central role culture plays in bringing coherence to this process over time. Their innovation shifted the research focus to include the shared histories, contexts, and structures of meaning that shape individual lives and behaviors. We describe here a new generation of research extending their pathbreaking line of inquiry. Recent work aims to identify complex associations between community-level structures and suicidal behavior by collaborating with Alaska Native people from rural communities to describe how community protective factors function as preventative resources in their daily lives. Community engagement and knowledge co-production created a measure of community protection from suicide. Structured interviews with rural Alaska Native community members allowed use of this measure to produce relevant, accessible, and actionable knowledge. Ongoing investigations next seek to describe their mechanisms in shaping young people's lives through a multilevel, mixed-methods community-based study linking community-level protection to protection and well-being of individual youth. These efforts to understand the multiple culture-specific and culturally mediated pathways by which communities build on their strengths, resources, and practices to support Indigenous young people's development and reduce suicide risk are inspired by and expand on Chandler and Lalonde's remarkable legacy.
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- Stacy Rasmus
- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
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- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
- University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, MN, USA
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Schultz K, Taylor E, McKinney S, Hamby S. Exploring strengths, psychological functioning and youth victimization among American Indians and Alaska Natives in four southern states. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2024; 148:106197. [PMID: 37208233 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Identifying factors that support healthy psychological functioning after experiencing violence or other adversities in youth can lead to better prevention and intervention efforts. This is particularly important among communities with disproportionately high rates of adversity resulting from legacies of social and political injustices, such as American Indian and Alaska Native populations. METHODS Data were pooled from four studies in the southern U.S. to examine a subsample of American Indian/Alaska Native participants (N = 147; mean age 28.54 years, SD = 16.3). Using the resilience portfolio model, we investigate the impact of three categories of psychosocial strengths (regulatory, meaning making, and interpersonal) on psychological functioning (subjective well-being and trauma symptoms), controlling for youth victimization, lifetime adversities, age, and gender. RESULTS In examining subjective well-being, the full model accounted for 52 % of the variance, with strengths explaining more variance than adversities (45 % vs 6 %). For trauma symptoms, the full model accounted for 28 % of the variance, with strengths and adversities accounting nearly equally for the variance (14 % and 13 %). DISCUSSION Psychological endurance and sense of purpose showed the most promise for bolstering subjective well-being while poly-strengths (having a diversity of multiple strengths) was most predictive of fewer trauma symptoms. Building psychosocial strengths offers promising strategies for prevention and intervention in Native nations and communities.
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- Katie Schultz
- University of Michigan School of Social Work, 1080 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA,.
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- Life Paths Research Center, Oakland University, 654 Pioneer Drive, Pryale Hall, Rochester, MI 48309, USA.
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- University of Michigan School of Social Work, 1080 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Life Paths Research Center, University of the South, PO Box 187, Sewanee, TN 37375, USA.
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Rasmus S, D'Amico EJ, Allen J, Nation C, John S, Joseph V, Rodriguez A, Alvarado G, Gittens AD, Palimaru AI, Brown RA, Kennedy DP, Woodward MJ, Parker J, McDonald K. Because We Love You (BeWeL): A protocol for a randomized controlled trial of two brief interventions focused on social and cultural connectedness to reduce risk for suicide and substance misuse in young Alaska Native people. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-3874293. [PMID: 38343833 PMCID: PMC10854297 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3874293/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Background Suicide among young people in Alaska Native (AN) communities was nearly unheard of through the establishment of statehood in 1959, but in the 1970s, AN suicide rates began to double every five years, with most of the increase due to suicide among 15 to 25-year-olds. From 1960-1995, the suicide rate increased by approximately 500% during this period of rapid, imposed social transition. For example, families were forced to live in settlements and children were sent to boarding schools. These disruptions increased conditions associated with suicide risk (e.g., substance use disorders, cultural disconnection), and challenged the community-level social safety net of youth protective factors that might have moderated effects of these traumas. The present study addresses the significant gap in culturally appropriate evidence-based programming to address suicide prevention among AN young people as part of aftercare. Our key research questions and methodology have been informed by AN stakeholders, and the intervention approach is Indigenous-led. Methods Our interventions are targeted toward Alaska Native young people ages 14-24 who present with suicide attempt, ideation, or associated risk behaviors, including alcohol-related injury in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region or the Interior. In a randomized controlled trial, 14-24-year-old AN individuals will receive either BeWeL (n = 185), which comprises a 45-minute virtual cultural talk addressing family and ancestral strengths and increasing protective factors, or BeWeL plus motivational interviewing with social networks, which includes an additional 15 minutes focused on discussion of the individual's social networks (n = 185). We will evaluate intervention effects on primary outcomes of suicide-intent risk, depression, anxiety, frequency of alcohol use, and alcohol consequences. Some of our secondary outcomes include individual and community protective factors, social networks, and awareness of connectedness. Discussion This project has the potential to expand the range and effectiveness of suicide prevention services for AN young people and will help meet the need in Alaska to link clinical behavioral health services to AN community-based networks, and to engage local cultural resources in aftercare for individuals at risk for suicide. Findings have potential to provide practical information to advance the field of suicide prevention and enhance protective factors and resiliency among this population. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05360888.
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Anderson K, Elder-Robinson E, Gall A, Ngampromwongse K, Connolly M, Letendre A, Willing E, Akuhata-Huntington Z, Howard K, Dickson M, Garvey G. Aspects of Wellbeing for Indigenous Youth in CANZUS Countries: A Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:13688. [PMID: 36294264 PMCID: PMC9602510 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Indigenous children and young people (hereafter youth) across CANZUS nations embody a rich diversity of cultures and traditions. Despite the immense challenges facing these youth, many harness cultural and personal strengths to protect and promote their wellbeing. To support this for all youth, it is critical to understand what contributes to their wellbeing. This review aims to identify components contributing to wellbeing for Indigenous youth in CANZUS nations. Five databases were searched from inception to August 2022. Papers were eligible if they: focused on Indigenous youth in CANZUS nations; included views of youth or proxies; and focused on at least one aspect of wellbeing. We identified 105 articles for inclusion (Canada n = 42, Australia n = 27, Aotearoa New Zealand n = 8, USA n = 28) and our analysis revealed a range of thematic areas within each nation that impact wellbeing for Indigenous youth. Findings highlight the unique challenges facing Indigenous youth, as well as their immense capacity to harness cultural and personal strengths to navigate into an uncertain future. The commonalities of Indigenous youth wellbeing across these nations provide valuable insights into how information and approaches can be shared across borders to the benefit of all Indigenous youth and future generations.
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- Kate Anderson
- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
- Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT 0810, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
- Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT 0810, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
- Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT 0810, Australia
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- International Group for Indigenous Health Statistics, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
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- Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund, Population, Public and Indigenous Health, Alberta Health Services, 102 Anderson Hall, 10959 102 ST NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 3V9, Canada
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- Kōhatu–Centre for Hauora Māori, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
- Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT 0810, Australia
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Paul J, McQuaid RJ, Hopkins C, Perri A, Stewart S, Matheson K, Anisman H, Bombay A. Relations between bullying and distress among youth living in First Nations communities: Assessing direct and moderating effects of culture-related variables. Transcult Psychiatry 2022:13634615221109359. [PMID: 35862180 DOI: 10.1177/13634615221109359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The well-being of Indigenous peoples continues to be affected by intergenerational effects of numerous harmful government policies, which are considered root causes for bullying and cyberbullying that exist in some communities. Despite ongoing stressors, Indigenous youth demonstrate resilience, which often appears grounded in connecting to their cultural identities and traditional practices. However, few studies have tested the direct and stress-buffering role of various aspects of culture in relation to well-being among First Nations youth. Analyses of the 2015-16 First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) revealed that bullying and cyberbullying were associated with increased psychological distress among youth aged 12-17 living in First Nations communities across Canada (N = 4,968; weighted = 47,918), and that these links were stronger for females. Feelings of community belonging were directly associated with lower distress and buffered the relationships between bullying/cyberbullying and distress. Among youth who experienced cyberbullying, those who participated in community cultural events at least sometimes reported lower distress compared to those who rarely or never participated. Those who disagreed that traditional cultural events were important reported the highest levels of distress, but perceived importance of such events failed to buffer the associations between bullying/cyberbullying and distress. These national data highlight the importance of certain culture-related variables as key factors associated with the well-being of youth living in First Nations communities across Canada.
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- Jocelyn Paul
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, 3688Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, 6339Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
- Institute of Mental Health Research, 6363University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Thunderbird Partnership Foundation, Bothwell, Canada
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- Thunderbird Partnership Foundation, Bothwell, Canada
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, 3688Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, 3688Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, 6339Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, 6339Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, 3688Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
- School of Nursing, 3688Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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Philip J, Newman J, Bifelt J, Brooks C, Rivkin I. Role of social, cultural and symbolic capital for youth and community wellbeing in a rural Alaska Native community. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2022; 137:106459. [PMID: 35422537 PMCID: PMC9004681 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Health promotion programs by and for Indigenous Peoples increasingly use strength-based Indigenous approaches aimed at reinforcing protective factors rooted in their cultures and traditions. These protective factors can counteract the deleterious effects induced by the rapid social changes related to colonization. Western social scientists defined cultural, social and symbolic capital as assets akin to social strengths that can promote health. It is important to understand Indigenous perspectives on these social and cultural capitals, and the ways their interplay can promote wellness. Using the qualitative methods photovoice and digital storytelling, we elicited the perspectives of Athabascan middle and high school students participating in the Frank Attla Youth and Sled Dog Care-Mushing Program in their home community of Huslia in Interior Alaska. Subsequently, we disseminated the stories and preliminary findings in Huslia, and conducted focus groups with adults to triangulate with the youth perspectives. Deductive and inductive thematic content analysis of youth stories and photos revealed the impacts of the program on them and their community. Youth reported gains in cultural, social and symbolic capital and shared what these forms of capital mean in their cultural context. Cultural capital gains were mostly in its embodied form, e.g. in work ethics, perseverance and the value of cultural traditions; social capital gains revolved around relations with peers, adults and Elders, nature and animals, as well as social cohesion and sense of belonging in Huslia; Symbolic capital was reflected through pride and spirituality. The students' stories also illustrated their perspectives on how the program affected their wellbeing, through physical activity, healing relations with dogs, increased self-esteem and visions of a bright future. Adults corroborated youth perspectives and shared their observations of program impacts on discipline, academic and life skills and resilience. These findings could be used to guide development and assessment of culturally-based wellbeing promoting interventions.
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- Jacques Philip
- Center for Alaska Native Health Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States of America
- Corresponding author: Jacques B. Philip, MD, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 311 Irving I Building, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (907) 474 6127 (phone) (907) 474 5700 (fax),
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- One Health Masters Student, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States of America
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- 3-4 grade teacher, Yukon Koyukuk School District, Huslia, AK, United States of America
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- Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology and Center for Alaska Native Health Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States of America
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Heid O, Khalid M, Smith H, Kim K, Smith S, Wekerle C, Bomberry T, Hill LD, General DA, Green TJ, Harris C, Jacobs B, Jacobs N, Kim K, Horse ML, Martin-Hill D, McQueen KCD, Miller TF, Noronha N, Smith S, Thomasen K, Wekerle C. Indigenous Youth and Resilience in Canada and the USA: a Scoping Review. ADVERSITY AND RESILIENCE SCIENCE 2022; 3:113-147. [PMID: 35733443 PMCID: PMC9206629 DOI: 10.1007/s42844-022-00060-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Relative to non-Indigenous youth, Indigenous youth have been under-represented when studying pathways to mental wellness. Yet, a broad range of adversity is acknowledged, from intergenerational and ongoing trauma arising from colonial policies. This scoping review explores resilience definitions, measures, key stressors, and what Indigenous youth identify as pathways to their wellness, based on quantitative and qualitative peer-reviewed literature in Canada and the Continental United States. Eight databases (EBSCO, PsycINFO, Science Direct, Social Science Citation Index, Web of Science, PsycARTICLES, and EMBASE) and hand searches of 7 relevant journals were conducted to ensure literature coverage. Two independent reviewers screened each article, with one Indigenous screener per article. The final scoping review analysis included 44 articles. In articles, no Indigenous term for resilience was found, but related concepts were identified ("walking a good path," "good mind," Grandfathers' teachings on 7 values, decision-making for 7 generations into the future, etc.). Few Indigenous-specific measures of resilience exist, with studies relying on Western measures of psychological resilience. Qualitative approaches supporting youth-led resilience definitions yielded important insights. Youth stressors included the following: substance use, family instability, and loss of cultural identity. Youth resilience strategies included the following: having a future orientation, cultural pride, learning from the natural world, and interacting with community members (e.g., relationship with Elders, being in community and on the land). Indigenous traditional knowledge and cultural continuity serve as prominent pathways to Indigenous youth resilience. More research is needed to yield a holistic, youth-centered measure of resilience that includes traditional practices.
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- Olivia Heid
- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
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- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
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- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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- Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
- Social Work, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
- Pediatrics, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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Allen J, Wexler L, Rasmus S. Protective Factors as a Unifying Framework for Strength-Based Intervention and Culturally Responsive American Indian and Alaska Native Suicide Prevention. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2022; 23:59-72. [PMID: 34169406 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-021-01265-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The ongoing challenge of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) youth suicide is a public health crisis of relatively recent historical origin inadequately addressed by contemporary prevention science. A promising development in AIAN suicide prevention highlights the role of protective factors. A protective factor framework adopts a social ecological perspective and community-level intervention paradigm. Emphasis on protection highlights strength-based AIAN cultural strategies in prevention of youth suicide. Attention to multiple intersecting levels incorporates strategies promoting community as well as individual resilience processes, seeking to influence larger contexts as well as individuals within them. This approach expands the scope of suicide prevention strategies beyond the individual level and tertiary prevention strategies. Interventions that focus on mechanisms of protection offer a rigorous, replicable, and complementary prevention science alternative to risk reduction approaches. This selected review critically examines recent AIAN protective factor suicide prevention science. One aim is to clarify key concepts including protection, resilience, and cultural continuity. A broader aim is to describe the evolution of this promising new framework for conducting primary research about AIAN suicide, and for designing and testing more effective intervention. Recommendations emphasize focus on mechanisms, multilevel interactions, more precise use of theory and terms, implications for new intervention development, alertness to unanticipated impacts, and culture as fundamental in a protective factors framework for AIAN suicide prevention. A protective factor framework holds significant potential for advancing AIAN suicide prevention and for work with other culturally distinct suicide disparity groups, with broad implications for other areas of prevention science.
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- James Allen
- Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health and Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team-American Indian and Rural Health Equity, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, Duluth, MN, 55812, USA.
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- Department of Social Work and Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research, Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, USA
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- Center for Alaska Native Health Research, Institute for Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA
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Cox GR, Anastario M, FireMoon P, Ricker A, Rink E. Narrative frames as choice over structure of American Indian sexual and reproductive health consequences of historical trauma. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS 2021; 43:1774-1788. [PMID: 34293204 PMCID: PMC8767647 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Emerging evidence suggests that the historical trauma associated with settler colonialism affects the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of American Indian (AI) communities today. This article examines how one AI community narratively frames the influence of historical trauma within the context of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and the implications of this framing for health behaviours, internalized oppression, SRH outcomes, and future CBPR interventions. We found that AIs framed the SRH consequences of historical trauma with renderings that favoured personal choice over structural explanations. Our findings suggest future interventions could: (1) include educational components on historical trauma and the continued role settler colonialism plays in structural violence against AI bodies and communities; and (2) recognize the role that the individualized logic of westernized/white culture may play in the erasure of traditional collectivist AI culture, internalized oppression, and SRH.
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- Fort Peck Public Health Consultant, Poplar, Montana, USA
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Anang P, Gottlieb N, Putulik S, Iguptak S, Gordon E. Learning to Fail Better: Reflections on the Challenges and Risks of Community-Based Participatory Mental Health Research With Inuit Youth in Nunavut. Front Public Health 2021; 9:604668. [PMID: 33777879 PMCID: PMC7996061 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.604668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a mine field of moral dilemmas. Even when carefully planned for and continuously critically reflected upon, conflicts are likely to occur as part of the process. This paper illustrates the lessons learned from "Building on Strengths in Naujaat", a resiliency initiative with the objective of promoting sense of belonging, collective efficacy, and well-being in Inuit youth. Naujaat community members over time established strong meaningful relationships with academic researchers. Youth took on the challenge of organizing community events, trips out on the land, and fundraisers. While their creativity and resourcefulness are at the heart of the initiative, this paper explores conflicts and pitfalls that accompanied it. Based on three themes - struggles in coming together as academic and community partners, the danger of perpetuating colonial power structures, and the challenges of navigating complex layers of relations within the community - we examine the dilemmas unearthed by these conflicts, including an exploration of how much we as CBPR researchers are at risk of reproducing colonial power structures. Acknowledging and addressing power imbalances, while striving for transparency, accountability, and trust, are compelling guiding principles needed to support Indigenous communities on the road toward health equity.
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- Polina Anang
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Health Care Management, Berlin Technical University, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Population Medicine and Health Services Research, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Anang P, Naujaat Elder EH, Gordon E, Gottlieb N, Bronson M. Building on strengths in Naujaat: the process of engaging Inuit youth in suicide prevention. Int J Circumpolar Health 2020; 78:1508321. [PMID: 31066655 PMCID: PMC6507810 DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2018.1508321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Death by suicide and attempted suicide among Inuit youth is now considered a public health emergency of epidemic proportion, with rates among the highest worldwide. A strong sense of cultural identity and pride, as well as social capital, has been identified as being protective against suicide. The Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People call for communities to be included in the conception, planning and implementation of research. The authors took first steps towards sharing the responsibility of designing a community initiative with the youth of Naujaat, Nunavut, a community located directly on the Arctic Circle. With the objectives of promoting open listening and exploration of community needs and enhancing self-determination and sustainability, we postulated a youth resiliency project that will be co-authored by the community. This paper describes the joint work process. We recount how Inuit youth take ownership of the project with the guidance of Ms. Elizabeth Haqpi, a Naujaat Elder. The article will particularly reflect on the process of balancing the different perspectives and expectations while enjoying the richness of mutual learning through keeping each other accountable.
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- Polina Anang
- a Department of Psychiatry , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada
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- a Department of Psychiatry , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada
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- c Department of Health Care Management , Technical University , Berlin , Germany
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- a Department of Psychiatry , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada
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(Re)constructing Conceptualizations of Health and Resilience among Native Hawaiians. GENEALOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/genealogy4010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Biomedical definitions of health have conventionally taken problem-based approaches to health, which may disregard indigenous perspectives of health that take a holistic approach and emphasize the importance of maintaining balance between physical, mental, and spiritual health and relationships maintained with others, the land, and the spiritual realm. Resilience-based approaches to health have been shown to foster strengths in indigenous communities, including the Native Hawaiian community, which leads to more positive health outcomes. The research questions of this paper asked, “how do Native Hawaiians conceptualize health and the concept of resilience specific to health?”. Qualitative methods were employed to explore the concept of resilience from the perspective of 12 Native Hawaiian adults. Community leaders and key stakeholders aided in the purposive recruitment process. The themes of this study include: (1) health maintained through balance, (2) being unhealthy vs. being ill, (3) the concept of colonialism and resulting adversities, and (4) protective and resilience factors that foster health. Cultural values and cultural practices may address concerns related to health disparities that stem from cultural and historical trauma, determinants of health, and environmental changes. Health interventions that are culturally-, family-, spiritually-, and land-based may particularly aid in responsiveness to health programs.
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Wexler L, Rasmus S, Ullrich J, Flaherty AA, Apok C, Amarok BQ, Black J, McEachern D, Murphrey C, Johnson R, Allen J. The Development of a Measure of Alaska Native Community Resilience Factors through Knowledge Co-production. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2020; 14:443-459. [PMID: 33416765 PMCID: PMC7992194 DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2020.0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Alaska Native Community Resilience Study (ANCRS) is the central research project of the Alaska Native Collaborative Hub for Research on Resilience (ANCHRR), one of three American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) suicide prevention hubs funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. OBJECTIVE This paper describes the development of a structured interview to identify and measure community-level protective factors that may reduce suicide risk among youth in rural Alaska Native communities. METHODS Multilevel, iterative collaborative processes resulted in: a) expanded and refined constructs of community-level protection, b) clearer and broadly relevant item wording, c) respectful data collection procedures, and d) Alaska Native people from rural Alaska as primary knowledge-gathering interviewers. LESSONS LEARNED Moving beyond engagement to knowledge co-production in Alaska Native research requires flexibility, shared decision-making and commitment to diverse knowledge systems; this can result in culturally attuned methods, greater tool validity, new ways to understand complex issues and innovations that support community health.
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Clancy KB, Davis JL. Soylent Is People, and WEIRD Is White: Biological Anthropology, Whiteness, and the Limits of the WEIRD. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANTHROPOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-102218-011133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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WEIRD populations, or those categorized as Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic, are sampled in the majority of quantitative human subjects research. Although this oversampling is criticized in some corners of social science research, it is not always clear what we are critiquing. In this article, we make three interventions into the WEIRD concept and its common usage. First, we seek to better operationalize the terms within WEIRD to avoid erasing people with varying identities who also live within WEIRD contexts. Second, we name whiteness as the factor that most strongly unites WEIRD research and researchers yet typically goes unacknowledged. We show how reflexivity is a tool that can help social scientists better understand the effects of whiteness within the scientific enterprise. Third, we look at the positionality of biological anthropology, as not cultural anthropology and not psychology, and how that offers both promise and pitfalls to the study of human variation. We offer other perspectives on what constitutes worthy and rigorous biological anthropology research that does not always prioritize replicability and statistical power, but rather emphasizes the full spectrum of the human experience. From here, we offer several ways forward to produce more inclusive human subjects research, particularly around existing methodologies such as grounded theory, Indigenous methodologies, and participatory action research, and call on biological anthropology to contribute to our understanding of whiteness.
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- Kathryn B.H. Clancy
- Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA;,
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA;,
- American Indian Studies Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Shaw JL, Beans JA, Comtois KA, Hiratsuka VY. Lived Experiences of Suicide Risk and Resilience among Alaska Native and American Indian People. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E3953. [PMID: 31627325 PMCID: PMC6843805 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16203953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study explored the lived experiences of suicidality and help-seeking for suicide prevention among Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) people in a tribal health system. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used to analyze semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 15 individuals (ages 15-56) with self-reported histories of suicide ideation and/or attempt. Several factors were found to be central to acquiring resilience to suicide risk among AN/AI people across a wide age range: meaningful and consistent social connection, awareness about how one's suicide would negatively effect loved ones, and knowledge and utilization of available health services. Findings highlight the mutable nature of suicide risk and resilience, as well as the importance of interpersonal factors in suicidality.
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- Jennifer L Shaw
- Research Department, Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.
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- Research Department, Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave, Box 359911, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
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Rivkin I, Lopez EDS, Trimble JE, Johnson S, Orr E, Quaintance T. Cultural values, coping, and hope in Yup'ik communities facing rapid cultural change. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2019; 47:611-627. [PMID: 30407637 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Historical trauma and rapid cultural change contribute to a high burden of stress in Alaska Native communities. The goal of the Yup'ik Experiences of Stress and Coping Project was to better understand stress and coping in Yup'ik communities and the role of cultural values and practices in coping. Sixty Yup'ik adults aged 18-84 years took part in semistructured interviews. They discussed how they coped with salient stressful experiences and shared the things that bought them hope and peace. Interview themes were identified and inter-relationships between themes were explored through social network analysis. Participants discussed the importance of cultural traditions in coping, including subsistence, dancing and drumming, intergenerational transmission of knowledge, and reflective awareness of interconnections with others. Participants found strength in family relationships, spirituality, helping others, and coming together as a community. Three coping clusters emerged: Ilaliurucaraq (be welcoming) involved opening one's frame of mind and building connections; Yuuyaraq (Yup'ik way of life) focused on Yup'ik traditions and values; and Assircaarturluni Yuuyaraq (try to live a better life) involved healing from historical trauma. Findings illustrate the resilience and evolving strengths of rural Yup'ik communities facing a continually changing cultural landscape and provide information for developing community-driven culturally based interventions.
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Trout L, Wexler L, Moses J. Beyond two worlds: Identity narratives and the aspirational futures of Alaska Native youth. Transcult Psychiatry 2018; 55:800-820. [PMID: 30091690 PMCID: PMC8475068 DOI: 10.1177/1363461518786991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Indigenous communities across the Alaskan Arctic have experienced profound revisions of livelihood, culture, and autonomy over the past century of colonization, creating radical discontinuities between the lives of young people and those of their parents and Elders. The disrupted processes of identity development, access to livelihoods, and cross-generational mentorship associated with colonialism have created complex challenges for youth as they envision and enact viable paths forward in the context of a rapidly changing Arctic home. In this study, we consider the meanings associated with different constructions of culture and selfhood, and the ways in which these identity narratives position Inupiaq Alaskan Native youth in relation to their personal and collective futures. Through an intergenerational and participatory inquiry process, this study explores how representations of shared heritage, present-day struggles, resilience, and hope can expand possibilities for youth and thus impact individual and community health.
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Gabriel NC, Sloand E, Gary F, Hassan M, Bertrand DR, Campbell J. "The women, they maltreat them… therefore, we cannot assure that the future society will be good": Male perspectives on gender-based violence: A focus group study with young men in Haiti. Health Care Women Int 2016; 37:773-89. [PMID: 26361648 PMCID: PMC4818188 DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2015.1089875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of violence against women (VAW) held by Haitian men to gain a better understanding of why VAW occurs. Women in Haiti have experienced significant violence, both before and following the 2010 earthquake. Fifteen men aged 26 to 47 participated in a focus group. The data revealed three themes: men's beliefs about VAW and its context, factors influencing VAW, and recommended interventions. When approaching VAW, men must be part of the collective effort. Their insights are valuable when planning and implementing interventions to decrease VAW in Haiti and worldwide.
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- Naïka C Gabriel
- a Milken Institute of Public Health, George Washington University , Washington , DC , USA
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- b Department of Acute and Chronic Care , Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing , Baltimore , Maryland , USA
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- c School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , Ohio , USA
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- c School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , Ohio , USA
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- d School of Nursing, University of the Virgin Islands , Kingshill , Virgin Islands , UK
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- e Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing , Baltimore , Maryland , USA
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Philip J, Ford T, Henry D, Rasmus S, Allen J. Relationship of Social Network to Protective Factors in Suicide and Alcohol Use Disorder Intervention for Rural Yup'ik Alaska Native Youth. INTERVENCION PSICOSOCIAL 2016; 25:45-54. [PMID: 27110094 PMCID: PMC4836384 DOI: 10.1016/j.psi.2015.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Suicide and alcohol use disorders are significant Alaska Native health disparities, yet there is limited understanding of protection and no studies of social network factors in protection in this or other populations. The Qungasvik intervention enhances protective factors from suicide and alcohol use disorders through activities grounded in Yup'ik cultural practices and values. Identification of social network factors associated with protection within the cultural context of these tight, close knit, and high density rural Yup'ik Alaska Native communities in southwest Alaska can help identify effective prevention strategies for suicide and alcohol use disorder risk. Using data from ego-centered social network and protective factors from suicide and alcohol use disorders surveys with 50 Yup'ik adolescents, we provide descriptive data on structural and network composition variables, identify key network variables that explain major proportions of the variance in a four principal component structure of these network variables, and demonstrate the utility of these key network variables as predictors of family and community protective factors from suicide and alcohol use disorder risk. Connections to adults and connections to elders, but not peer connections, emerged as predictors of family and community level protection, suggesting these network factors as important intervention targets for intervention.
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- Jacques Philip
- Center for Alaska Native Health Research, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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- Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association
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- Department of Psychology and Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
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- Center for Alaska Native Health Research, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
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Rameezdeen R, Chileshe N, Hosseini MR, Lehmann S. A qualitative examination of major barriers in implementation of reverse logistics within the South Australian construction sector. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2015.1110275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ulturgasheva O, Rasmus S, Wexler L, Nystad K, Kral M. Arctic indigenous youth resilience and vulnerability: comparative analysis of adolescent experiences across five circumpolar communities. Transcult Psychiatry 2014; 51:735-56. [PMID: 25217145 DOI: 10.1177/1363461514547120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Arctic peoples today find themselves on the front line of rapid environmental change brought about by globalizing forces, shifting climates, and destabilizing physical conditions. The weather is not the only thing undergoing rapid change here. Social climates are intrinsically connected to physical climates, and changes within each have profound effects on the daily life, health, and well-being of circumpolar indigenous peoples. This paper describes a collaborative effort between university researchers and community members from five indigenous communities in the circumpolar north aimed at comparing the experiences of indigenous Arctic youth in order to come up with a shared model of indigenous youth resilience. The discussion introduces a sliding scale model that emerged from the comparative data analysis. It illustrates how a "sliding scale" of resilience captures the inherent dynamism of youth strategies for "doing well" and what forces represent positive and negative influences that slide towards either personal and communal resilience or vulnerability. The model of the sliding scale is designed to reflect the contingency and interdependence of resilience and vulnerability and their fluctuations between lowest and highest points based on timing, local situation, larger context, and meaning.
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