title: Substance abuse and mental health issues within Native American grandparenting families.
abstract: Substance abuse and mental health problems among Native Americans are associated with a variety of general health, social, and economic problems. This current study examined Native American grandparents who are raising their grandchildren and found that a child, parent, or grandparent had an alcohol or drug problem in 36% of families. Substance abuse on the part of a parent was correlated with the reasons grandparents were raising their grandchildren. Native American grandparents raising grandchildren cope with a variety of challenges and receive little state-funded assistance or help from others.
authors: University of Massachusetts Boston, College of Public and Community Service, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, USA. sylvia.mignon@umb.edu
authors: Sylvia I
authors: SI
authors: Mignon
authors: William M
authors: WM
authors: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016901:Intergenerational Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000208:ethnology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States