Wakhaŋyeza (Little Holy One) - an intergenerational intervention for Native American parents and children: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial with embedded single-case experimental design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trauma within Native American communities compromises parents' parenting capacity; thus, increasing childrens' risk for substance use and suicide over the lifespan. The objective of this manuscript is to describe the Wakȟáŋyeža (Little Holy One) intervention and evaluation protocol, that is designed to break cycles of intergenerational trauma, suicide, and substance use among Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux parents and their children.

Methods

A randomized controlled trial with an embedded single-case experimental design will be used to determine effectiveness of the modular prevention intervention on parent-child outcomes and the added impact of unique cultural lesson-components. Participants include 1) Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux parents who have had adverse

SUBMITTER: Brockie T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8684243 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature