Promoting Healing and Restoring Trust: Policy Recommendations for Improving Behavioral Health Care for American Indian/Alaska Native Adolescents

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 386-394

  Goodkind, Jessica R ^a   Ross Toledo, Kimberly ^b   John, Susie ^c   Hall, Janie Lee ^d   Ross, Lucille ^d   Freeland, Lance ^a   Coletta, Ernest ^e   Becenti Fundark, Twila ^d   Poola, Charlene ^e   Begay Roanhorse, Regina ^f   Lee, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Coalition for Healthy and Resilient Youth ^*  (United States)

^c Teen Life Center   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^f New Mexico Health Advocacy Alliance and The Griffin Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alaska Native; American Indian; Behavioral health; Evidence based intervention; Historical trauma; Mental health services; Native American; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049419873     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9347-4     Document Type: Article

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