The Zuni Life Skills Development Program: a school/community-based suicide prevention intervention.

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7608054 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0363-0234 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03630234 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Suicide Life Threat Behav Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: <2012-> : Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell
Original Publication: 1976- : New York, Human Sciences Press.

Culture* ; Life Style* ; Program Development* ; Suicide Prevention*; Health Services, Indigenous/*organization & administration ; Indians, North American/*psychology; Community Mental Health Services/methods ; Community Mental Health Services/organization & administration ; Community Mental Health Services/trends ; Curriculum ; Health Education/methods ; Health Education/standards ; Health Services Research/methods ; Health Services, Indigenous/standards ; Humans ; Program Evaluation ; Psychology, Adolescent ; Rural Population/trends ; School Health Services/organization & administration ; School Health Services/trends ; Suicide/psychology

The Zuni Life Skills Development Program, an effective community-initiated and high-school-based suicide prevention intervention, is featured. Development and evaluation of this intervention are followed by note of the specific challenges associated with stabilizing the program. A more tribally diverse, culturally-informed model entitled the American Indian Life Skills Development Curriculum is then presented to illustrate a hybrid approach to the cultural tailoring of interventions. This curriculum is broad enough to address concerns across diverse American Indian tribal groups yet respectful of distinctive and heterogeneous cultural beliefs and practices. Finally, we reflect upon issues in community-based research that emerged during this collaboration.

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Date Created: 20080710 Date Completed: 20080820 Latest Revision: 20221207

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10.1521/suli.2008.38.3.343

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