Family Systems Project for the American Indian Health Service: Phase II

Authors

Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO), Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO)

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Description

This is a project to investigate the appropriateness of a family systems initiative in Native American communities. This project is based on the assumption that the epidemic levels of alcohol and substance abuse, suicide, and adult onset diabetes are all symptomatic of underlying stress caused by 500 years of unresolved cultural clash between tribal and Euro-American culture. Besides appendixes, drafts, and correspondence related to the project, a copy of a published Wingspread Report is attached to this document.

Publication Date

1987

Collection Document Type

Project proposal and report

Collection Topics

Mental health

Keywords

Stress, emotional issues, environment, behavior, family structure, functional and dysfunctional families, anxiety, self-definition, group cohesion, individual person, Native American coping and adaptation

Disciplines

Indigenous Education

Recommended Citation

Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO). "Family Systems Project for the American Indian Health Service: Phase II." (1987). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/lhnac/18