Mental Health Needs Assessment of Off-Reservation American Indian People in Northern Arizona

Mental health service needs of American Indians in the Flagstaff (Arizona) area were surveyed among 156 adults, 28 adolescents. and parents of 51 children, focusing on help-seeking behaviors, desired services, factors promoting service use, adults' emotional and other problems, youth problems,...

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Published in:American Indian and Alaska native mental health research 1999, Vol.8 (3), p.25-40
Main Authors: Chester, Barbara, Mahalish, Patricia, Davis, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arizona (North)
Arizona - epidemiology
Child
Child Behavior
Child, Preschool
Community Needs
Community Services
Emotional Problems
Female
Health Services Research - statistics & numerical data
Health Surveys
Help Seeking
Human Services
Humans
Indians, North American - psychology
Indians, North American - statistics & numerical data
Infant
Male
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Health
Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Needs Assessment
Needs Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Nonreservation American Indians
Service Utilization
Substance Abuse
Suicide
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Youth Problems
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Summary:Mental health service needs of American Indians in the Flagstaff (Arizona) area were surveyed among 156 adults, 28 adolescents. and parents of 51 children, focusing on help-seeking behaviors, desired services, factors promoting service use, adults' emotional and other problems, youth problems, and acculturation levels. Problems fell within the clinical range for 18% of adolescents and 22% of children. (SV)
ISSN:0893-5394
1533-7731
DOI:10.5820/aian.0803.1999.25