The Zuni Life Skills Development Program: a school/community-based suicide prevention intervention.
The Zuni Life Skills Development Program, an effective community-initiated and high-school-based suicide prevention intervention, is featured. Development and evaluation of this intervention are followed by note of the specific challenges associated with stabilizing the program. A more tribally diverse, culturally-informed model entitled the American Indian Life Skills Development Curriculum is then presented to illustrate a hybrid approach to the cultural tailoring of interventions. This curriculum is broad enough to address concerns across diverse American Indian tribal groups yet respectful of distinctive and heterogeneous cultural beliefs and practices. Finally, we reflect upon issues in community-based research that emerged during this collaboration.
Lafromboise
Teresa D
TD
Stanford University, USA. lafrom@stanford.edu
Lewis
Hayes A
HA
D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D003469:Culture; D003479:Curriculum; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D008019:Life Style; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012424:Rural Population / Q000639:trends; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention