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ERIC Number: EJ284436
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983
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Suicide in Northwest Alaska.
Travis, Robert
White Cloud Journal, v3 n1 p23-30 1983
Between 1975 and 1979 the Alaskan Native suicide rate (90.9 per 100,000) in Northwest Alaska was more than seven times the national average. Alienation, loss of family, low income, alcohol abuse, high unemployment, and more education were factors related to suicidal behavior. Average age for suicidal behavior was 22.5. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alaska Natives, Alcoholism, Alienation, American Indian Education, Behavior Patterns, Communication Problems, Cultural Influences, Death, Family Problems, Interpersonal Relationship, Low Income, Sex Differences, Suicide, Unemployment, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alaska
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