title: BeLieving in Native Girls: characteristics from a baseline assessment.
abstract: BeLieving In Native Girls (BLING) is a juvenile delinquency and HIV intervention at a residential boarding school for American Indian/Alaska Native adolescent girls ages 12-20 years. In 2010, 115 participants completed baseline surveys to identify risk and protective factors. Initial findings are discussed regarding a variety of topics, including demographics and general characteristics, academic engagement, home neighborhood characteristics and safety, experience with and perceptions of gang involvement, problem-solving skills, self-esteem, depression, sexual experiences and risk-taking behaviors, substance abuse, and dating violence.
authors.affiliation: Sage Associates, Inc., Houston, TX 77007, USA. dsscott@sageways.com
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Aleisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Langhorne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D000413:Alaska; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult