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Section 4
Suicide-Risk Factors among American Indians and Alaska Natives

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Suicide Prevention Resource Center 

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Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Suicide among racial/ethnic populations in the U.S.:
American Indians/Alaska Natives. Waltham, MA: Education Development Center, Inc. 2013. pg. 1-10.
Reviewed 2023

Update
Centering Indigenous knowledge in suicide prevention: a critical scoping review

Sjoblom, E., Ghidei, W., Leslie, M., James, A., Bartel, R., Campbell, S., & Montesanti, S. (2022). Centering Indigenous knowledge in suicide prevention: a critical scoping review. BMC public health, 22(1), 2377. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14580-0

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Kelley, A., Restad, D., & Killsback, J. (2018). A public health approach: Documenting the risk and protective factors of suicide ideation in one American Indian community. Psychological Services, 15(3), 325–331.

Rasmus, S. M., Trickett, E., Charles, B., John, S., & Allen, J. (2019). The qasgiq model as an indigenous intervention: Using the cultural logic of contexts to build protective factors for Alaska Native suicide and alcohol misuse prevention. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25(1), 44–54. 

Schaefer, K. R., Muller, C. J., Smith, J. J., Avey, J. P., & Shaw, J. L. (2020). Using the electronic health record to identify suicide risk factors in an Alaska Native Health System. Psychological Services. Advance online publication.

QUESTION 4
What are nine suicide risk factors that have been shown to be the most significant for AI/AN populations? To select and enter your answer go to Test.