TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring Risk and Protective Factors with a Community Sample of American Indian Adolescents Who Attempted Suicide
AU - Cwik, Mary
AU - Barlow, Allison
AU - Tingey, Lauren
AU - Goklish, Novalene
AU - Larzelere-Hinton, Francene
AU - Craig, Mariddie
AU - Walkup, John T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 International Academy for Suicide Research.
PY - 2015/4/3
Y1 - 2015/4/3
N2 - American Indian adolescents are at disproportionate risk for suicide, and community-based studies of this population, which allow a deeper understanding of risks and resilience to inform interventions, are rare. This is a cross-sectional study of N = 71 Apache adolescents. Strengths include the role of the community and American Indian paraprofessionals in the design, implementation, and interpretation of findings. Participants were M = 16.0 years old, 65% female, and 69% multiple attempters. Risks included suicidal behavior among peers and family (68%), caregivers with substance problems (62%), and participant substance use history, namely alcohol (91%) and marijuana (88%). Areas of resiliency included lower depression scores (M = 23.1) and cultural activity participation. A multi-tiered intervention at individual, family, and community levels is needed.
AB - American Indian adolescents are at disproportionate risk for suicide, and community-based studies of this population, which allow a deeper understanding of risks and resilience to inform interventions, are rare. This is a cross-sectional study of N = 71 Apache adolescents. Strengths include the role of the community and American Indian paraprofessionals in the design, implementation, and interpretation of findings. Participants were M = 16.0 years old, 65% female, and 69% multiple attempters. Risks included suicidal behavior among peers and family (68%), caregivers with substance problems (62%), and participant substance use history, namely alcohol (91%) and marijuana (88%). Areas of resiliency included lower depression scores (M = 23.1) and cultural activity participation. A multi-tiered intervention at individual, family, and community levels is needed.
KW - American Indian
KW - adolescence
KW - community-based
KW - suicide attempts
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U2 - 10.1080/13811118.2015.1004472
DO - 10.1080/13811118.2015.1004472
M3 - Article
C2 - 25909321
AN - SCOPUS:84929675196
SN - 1381-1118
VL - 19
SP - 172
EP - 189
JO - Archives of Suicide Research
JF - Archives of Suicide Research
IS - 2
ER -