Translating and Implementing a Mindfulness-Based Youth Suicide Prevention Intervention in a Native American Community

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-23

  Le, Thao N ^a   Gobert, Judith M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Mindfulness; Native American youth; Prevention intervention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880953277     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: 15732843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9809-z     Document Type: Article

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