Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 64, Issue 1-2, Pages 137-145Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12351
Keywords
Suicide prevention; Native American; Elders
Funding
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Garret Lee Smith youth suicide prevention grants [1U79SM057835, 1U79SM059250, 1U79SM061473]
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The White Mountain Apache Tribe have developed an innovative curriculum that connects youth through Elders to their heritage, traditions, and culture, which has been proven to be a protective factor for native Americans. The development process took 41/2 years and included community stakeholder buy-in, Elders' Council group formation, extensive formative work to identify content, iterative feedback between curriculum writers and Elders, and Elder training prior to implementation. Members of the Elders' Council have been visiting the local schools to teach youth about the Apache culture, language, and way of life since February 2014 reaching over 1000 youth. This approach demonstrates a promising upstream suicide prevention strategy. We discuss the process of development, implementation, and lessons learned, as this curriculum has potential for adaptation by other Indigenous communities.
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