Mental Health Disparities: American Indians and Alaska Natives

Research indicates that AI/AN populations have disproportionately higher rates of mental health problems than the rest of the US population. 2, 3 High rates of substance use disorders (SUDs), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicide, and attachment disorders in many AI/AN communities have been directly linked to the intergenerational historical trauma forced upon them, such as forced removal off their land and government-operated boarding schools which separated AI/AN children from their parents, spiritual practices, and culture.

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