Amy E. West|Ellen Williams|Eli Suzukovich|Kathlene Strangeman|Douglas K. Novins
A Mental Health Needs Assessment of Urban American Indian Youth and Families
University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|American Indian Center|University of Colorado Denver
american indian ai youth experience significant mental health disparities majority ai youth live urban areas yet urban ai youth underserved unstudied manuscript describes qualitative study community mental health needs urban population ai youth conducted part planning process system care soc participants included 107 urban ai youth families participated one 16 focus groups assessing mental health needs services fortyone percent participants youth young adults data coded analyzed using qualitative software analyzed interpreted partnership community research workgroup results indicated various community characteristics mental health wellness needs service system needs relevant developing system care community key community cultural social processes also emerged reinforcing importance broader system changes promote sustainable soc systemspolicy changes reviewed context previous literature proposing necessary systems change support behavioral health care ai communities well ensure soc implementation consistent core values philosophy across communities