001 Problems with American Indian Children and Adolescents

Problems with American Indian Children and Adolescents

1. American Indian children not only face developmental problems, but are faced with exposure of two very distinct cultures; they struggle with meeting their parents' expectations and that of the majority culture simultaneously.

2. American Indians have higher truancy rates.

3. Failure in school is higher than the national average.

4. Drug and/or alcohol use is high among Indian youth.

5. The suicide rate is statistically twice that of the national average.

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