American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Mental Health

In this volume in a series that addresses developmental and mental health issues in minority groups, clinical psychologist Sarche (American Indian and Alaska Native health, U. of Colorado School of Public Health, Denver) introduces 17 chapters by practitioners and scholars who focus on the Native population. Contributors discuss the inter-generational mental health legacy of historical trauma at the individual, family, and community levels; and its implications for practice, research, and policy. Examples and recommendations describe interventions that strengthen cultural identity in treating and preventing substance abuse and other high-risk behaviors and their consequences. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Michelle C. Sarche is assistant professor at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado, Denver, CO; a clinical psychologist; and a tribal member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe.

Paul Spicer is professor of anthropology and faculty at the Center for Applied Social Research at The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; member of the board of ZERO TO THREE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to infants and toddlers; and codirector of the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Research Center.

Patricia Farrell is assistant provost of University-Community Partnerships in the Office of University Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and is an enrolled member of Taos Pueblo.

Hiram E. Fitzgerald is series editor for the Praeger series, Child Psychology and Mental Health. He is associate provost for University Outreach and Engagement and University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.