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Download full textERIC Number: EJ982195
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 35
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ISSN: ISSN-1533-7731
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The Power of Protection: A Population-Based Comparison of Native and Non-Native Youth Suicide Attempters
Mackin, Juliette; Perkins, Tamara; Furrer, Carrie
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, v19 n2 p20-54 2012
This study provides actionable information about intervening with American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth to prevent suicide. Statewide school survey data were used to model the impact of risk and protective factors on self-reported suicide attempts (both AI/AN and non-AI/AN). The cumulative risk and protective model worked similarly for both groups. AI/AN youth had a higher threshold of risk before making a suicide attempt. Protective factors buffered the impact of risk, particularly for the higher risk youth. (Contains 6 tables, 9 footnotes, and 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Suicide, School Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Prevention, Risk, Models, Student School Relationship, Family Characteristics, Friendship, Religion, Self Esteem, Academic Achievement, Incidence
Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health. University of Colorado Health Services Center, P.O. Box 6508, Mail Stop F800, Aurora, CO 80045. Tel: 303-724-1414; Fax: 303-724-1474; Web site: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/research/centers/CAIANH/journal/Pages/journal.aspx
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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