Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2019 Sep;64(1-2):137-145. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12351. Epub 2019 Jul 16.
The White Mountain Apache Tribe have developed an innovative curriculum that connects youth through Elders to their heritage, traditions, and culture, which has been proven to be a protective factor for native Americans. The development process took 4½ years and included community stakeholder buy-in, Elders' Council group formation, extensive formative work to identify content, iterative feedback between curriculum writers and Elders, and Elder training prior to implementation. Members of the Elders' Council have been visiting the local schools to teach youth about the Apache culture, language, and way of life since February 2014 reaching over 1000 youth. This approach demonstrates a promising upstream suicide prevention strategy. We discuss the process of development, implementation, and lessons learned, as this curriculum has potential for adaptation by other Indigenous communities.
白山 Apache 部落开发了一种创新课程，通过长者将青年与他们的传统、文化联系起来，这已被证明是保护美洲原住民的一个因素。该课程的开发历时 4 年半，包括社区利益相关者的认可、长老会的形成、广泛的识别内容的形成性工作、课程编写者和长老之间的迭代反馈，以及实施前的长老培训。自 2014 年 2 月以来，长老会的成员一直在当地学校教授青年关于 Apache 文化、语言和生活方式的知识，已经有 1000 多名青年受益。这种方法展示了一种有前途的上游预防自杀策略。我们讨论了课程的开发、实施和经验教训，因为该课程有可能被其他土著社区采用。
