title: An examination of the living conditions of urban American Indian children in unmarried families: increasing cultural competence in child welfare.
abstract: The past 50 years have revealed dramatically shifting trends in the familial structure of American society. When examining these trends, and family research in general, the American Indian family unit has received little to no attention. This study utilized data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine the living conditions of urban American Indian children in unmarried families. Results showed that while these children appear to have a strong start, concerns are raised regarding American Indian mothers' low educational achievement and high incidence of poverty. These concerns can lead to potential issues regarding sustained development that can arise as the children grow. Therefore, child welfare workers must understand these issues and work to ameliorate them in order to provide culturally competent services to urban American Indian families and children.
authors: Brigham Young University, USA.
authors: Gordon E
authors: GE
authors: Limb
authors: Ryan
authors: R
authors: Garza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D054521:Cultural Competency; D004522:Educational Status; D005190:Family; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020954:Single-Parent Family / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012924:Social Conditions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*