NIH R01 · 2024
The overall goal of this study is to develop, adapt and evaluate an intergenerational prevention intervention, named “Wa’ Kan ye’ zah (Little Holy One),” with Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux caregivers and their 3-to-5- year-old children. The intervention aims to: 1) reduce symptoms of historical trauma and everyday stress among parents/caregivers, 2) improve parenting, and 3) improve children’s emotional and behavioral developmental outcomes to reduce future risk for suicide and substance use. The scientific premise of this work is rooted in understanding that high rates of historical and current trauma in Native communities compromise caregivers’ mental health and parenting, which in turn…
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