Yup'ik Communities Turn to Indigenous Knowledge to Prevent Risk for Youth Suicide
Culture plays a substantial role in reducing disparities among American Indian and ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native (AI/AN) populations; experts acknowledge culture’s critical importance to intervention success and sustainability. Yet many questions remain about the mechanisms that produce this protective effect. For more than a decade, researchers at the Center for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Health Research have been collaborating with Yup’ik communities to address challenges facing ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥n youth.
from the NIH.