NCJ Number
14650
Date Published
1973
Length
40 pages
Annotation
METHODS TO RECOGNIZE, HANDLE AND PREVENT SUICIDES AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS ARE PRESENTED, WITH SURVEY DATA AND INFORMATION ON SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE RATES, AND ALCOHOLISM INCIDENCE, SEVERITY AND CAUSES.
Abstract
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON INDIAN POPULATION AND HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE FIRST DISCUSSED. CAUSES FOR SUICIDE AND ALCOHOLISM AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS ARE DETAILED, INCLUDING LOW-SELF-ESTEEM AND PROBLEMS OF TRANSITION FROM INDIAN TO NON-INDIAN CULTURE. SUICIDE PREVENTION METHODS AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS ARE LISTED. APPENDIXES INCLUDE POPULATION DATA ON AMERICAN INDIANS, AND A LISTING OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS SERVING INDIAN AND ALASKAN NATIVES.