Diversity & Health Equity Education
American Indian, Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian
American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiin populations have disproportionately higher rates of mental health problems than the general U.S. population does. Some of these mental health problems have been directly linked to the intergenerational historical trauma forced upon this population.
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Learn more working with American Indian, Alaska native and Native Hawaiian patients, including demographics, significant history, best practices and disparities.
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Research indicates that American Indian/Alaska Native populations have disproportionately higher rates of mental health problems than the general US population. Some of these mental health problems have been directly linked to the intergenerational historical trauma forced upon this population.
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Most racial/ethnic minority groups overall have similar—or in some cases, fewer—mental disorders than whites. However, the consequences of mental illness in minorities may be long lasting.
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Although IPV affects individuals across race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic background, minority women experience IPV at disproportionately high rates.
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Learn more about telepsychiatry as a means to reach underserved and rural patient populations.
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Indigenous populations in the U.S. are diverse in languages, cultures, and histories, and varying experiences and responses to historical traumas have emerged in the present in these populations.
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