Because We Love You (BeWeL): A protocol for a randomized controlled trial of two brief interventions focused on social and cultural connectedness to reduce risk for suicide and substance misuse in young Alaska Native people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide among young people in Alaska Native (AN) communities was nearly unheard of through the establishment of statehood in 1959, but in the 1970s, AN suicide rates began to double every five years, with most of the increase due to suicide among 15 to 25-year-olds. From 1960-1995, the suicide rate increased by approximately 500% during this period of rapid, imposed social transition. For example, families were forced to live in settlements and children were sent to boarding schools. These disruptions increased conditions associated with suicide risk (e.g., substance use disorders, cultural disconnection), and challenged the community-level social safety net of youth protective factors that might have moderated effects of these traumas. The present study addresses the si

SUBMITTER: Rasmus S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10854297 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature