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May 6, 2024
We found notable disparities in perinatal opioid use disorder treatment for Black and American Indian and Alaska Native women compared to White women.
May 1, 2024
This study addresses a gap in the literature by investigating how urban American Indian/Alaska Native emerging adults think about their identity and discussing challenges and protective factors associated with exploring their identity holistically.
Feb 21, 2024
Mental health inequalities continue to persist among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. This study analyzes the association of social network characteristics with depression and anxiety among a sample of urban AI/AN emerging adults.
Oct 25, 2023
This is the first study to examine daily, bidirectional associations between sleep and wake behaviors/mood in urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents.
Oct 9, 2023
Findings demonstrate positive and negative changes in sleep during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, including simultaneous increases in sleep duration and sleep-wake disturbances.
Jun 27, 2023
We conducted 13 focus groups with urban AI/AN emerging adults, parents, and providers. We found risks of substance use from cultural isolation and that culture provided a source of strength and resilience for urban AI/AN emerging adults.
Jun 21, 2023
Very few opioid prevention programs exist for urban Native American emerging adults. Community participation enhances opioid prevention programs for urban Native Americans. Engaging in Native American traditional practices promotes healthy behaviors.
A community-informed and culturally grounded opioid prevention intervention can be developed for urban AI/AN emerging adults and can help to build resilience and hopefully decrease opioid use among this underserved population.
Jun 16, 2023
A higher proportion of network members engaging in traditional practices but not heavy substance use was associated with lower intentions to use cannabis or drink alcohol. Traditional practices may be an important part of prevention.
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Jun 8, 2023
Information for health care professionals who work with Alaska Native Youth on referrals to suicide prevention programs. RAND is conducting a study to evaluate the programs.
Feb 22, 2023
Narratives are a means of making sense of disasters and crises. We identify and characterise narratives in humanitarian communications involving Indigenous Peoples by conducting a narrative analysis of humanitarian communications.
Nov 22, 2022
Social network visualizations are a promising tool for increasing awareness of social challenges and sources of resilience for urban American Indian/Alaska Native emerging adults.
