Mignon Sylvia I, Holmes William M
University of Massachusetts Boston, College of Public and Community Service, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, USA.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2013;12(3):210-27. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2013.798751.
Substance abuse and mental health problems among Native Americans are associated with a variety of general health, social, and economic problems. This current study examined Native American grandparents who are raising their grandchildren and found that a child, parent, or grandparent had an alcohol or drug problem in 36% of families. Substance abuse on the part of a parent was correlated with the reasons grandparents were raising their grandchildren. Native American grandparents raising grandchildren cope with a variety of challenges and receive little state-funded assistance or help from others.
美国原住民中的药物滥用和心理健康问题与各种一般健康、社会和经济问题相关。当前这项研究调查了抚养孙辈的美国原住民祖父母，发现36%的家庭中孩子、父母或祖父母存在酒精或药物问题。父母的药物滥用与祖父母抚养孙辈的原因相关。抚养孙辈的美国原住民祖父母应对着各种挑战，很少得到国家资助的援助或他人的帮助。
