Suicide in adolescent american indians: Preventative social work programs

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 283-290

  Hamilton, Shane M ^a   Rolf, Karen A ^a  

^a University of Nebraska at Omaha ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent suicide prevention program; American Indian adolescents; American Indian culture; Culture; Macro prevention; Suicide; Zuni life skillsdevelopment program

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954690205     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-010-0204-y     Document Type: Review

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