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“Let our Apache Heritage and Culture Live on Forever and Teach the Young Ones”: Development of The Elders’ Resilience Curriculum, an Upstream Suicide Prevention Approach for American Indian Youth
Author(s) -
Cwik Mary,
Goklish Novalene,
Masten Kristin,
Lee Angelita,
Suttle Rosemarie,
Alchesay Melanie,
O'Keefe Victoria,
Barlow Allison
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1002/ajcp.12351
Subject(s) - health psychology , curriculum , intervention (counseling) , public health , resilience (materials science) , psychology , psychological resilience , suicide prevention , developmental psychology , sociology , gerontology , poison control , social psychology , pedagogy , medicine , environmental health , nursing , psychiatry , physics , thermodynamics
Highlights This study is only one of few that describe the development of a ground up prevention intervention. This process can be replicated by other tribes to promote cultural beliefs, traditions and language. The Elders’ Curriculum is an intergenerational approach that taps cultural and community strengths.