American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Mental Health: Development, Context, Prevention, and Treatment (Child Psychology and Mental Health) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313383049 ISBN 13: 9780313383045

Publisher: Praeger, 2011

Synopsis

This unique book examines the physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors that support or undermine healthy development in American Indian children, including economics, biology, and public policies.

· Includes both a subject and author index to facilitate further research

About this title

Book Description:

American Indian and Alaska Native youth suffer disproportionately higher rates of trauma, substance abuse, and youth suicide. At the same time, there is great diversity and many unacknowledged strengths in contemporary native communities that can and should be a part of any solution to these problems.

About the Author:

Michelle C. Sarche is assistant professor at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado, Denver, CO; a clinical psychologist; and a tribal member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe.

Paul Spicer is professor of anthropology and faculty at the Center for Applied Social Research at The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; member of the board of ZERO TO THREE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to infants and toddlers; and codirector of the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Research Center.

Patricia Farrell is assistant provost of University-Community Partnerships in the Office of University Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and is an enrolled member of Taos Pueblo.

Hiram E. Fitzgerald is series editor for the Praeger series, Child Psychology and Mental Health. He is associate provost for University Outreach and Engagement and University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0313383049
• ISBN 13: 9780313383045
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Spicer Paul, Farrell Patricia, Sarche Michelle C., Fitzgerald Hiram E.