Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ358428
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Suicide among American Indian Youth: A Look at the Issues.
May, Philip A.
Children Today, v16 n4 p22-25 Jul-Aug 1987
Discusses rates, characteristics, and causes of suicide among young Native Americans. Compares suicide statistics of several tribes with those of the overall U.S. population. Analyzes suicide attempts and other self-destructive behavior. Describes problems faced by Indian adolescents and offers some solutions. (SO)
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Self Destructive Behavior, Social Change, Statistical Data, Suicide, Tribes
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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