Protecting Our Children's Mental Health: Preventing and Addressing Childhood Trauma in Indian Country

by U.S. Committee on Indian Affairs

It is often said that children are our most precious resource. Nowhere is this more visible than in tribal communities, yet some disturbing realities persist. Studies show that Native children suffer from high rates of trauma, abuse and exposure to violence. A 2008 report by the Indian Country Child Trauma Center calculated that Native youth are two-and-a-half times more likely to experience trauma when compared to their non-Native peers. The reasons...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511835176
• ISBN13: 9781511835176
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"