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Editorial
Community Psychology and Indigenous Peoples Pauline Thompson‐Guerin, Nathaniel V. Mohatt Version of Record online: 06 September 2019 Empirical Reviews
A Qualitative Systematic Review of Youth Participatory Action Research Implementation in U.S. High Schools Amy J. Anderson Version of Record online: 06 September 2019 Highlights - Family, school, and community resources can contribute to resilience in the context of ACEs.
- Racial/ethnic disparities exist regarding levels of ACEs, protective factors, and health.
- Initiatives to improve child health must consider ACEs, protective factors, & systemic inequities.
- ACEs intervention must be culturally‐informed and implemented across socioecological levels.
Original Articles
Living a Good Way of Life: Perspectives from American Indian and First Nation Young Adults
Margarette L. Kading, Miigis B. Gonzalez, Kaley A. Herman, John Gonzalez, Melissa L. Walls
Version of Record online: 04 September 2019
Highlights
- Group Concept Mapping was used to define wellness from a within‐culture, detailed vantage point.
- Anishinaabe young adults shared what it means to live a good way of life/have wellness.
- The Seven Grandfather Teachings provide a framework for understanding Anishinaabe wellness.
- Community collaborators contributed substantively to the analysis and interpretation of results.
Original Articles
A Community's Response to Adverse Childhood Experiences: Building a Resilient, Trauma‐Informed Community
Samantha L. Matlin, Robey B. Champine, Michael J. Strambler, Caitlin O'Brien, Erin Hoffman, Melissa Whitson, Laurie Kolka, Jacob Kraemer Tebes
Version of Record online: 04 September 2019
Highlights
- Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) may be mitigated by trauma‐informed social environments.
- However, there is little empirical evidence that show how community approaches can address ACEs.
- A participatory change process was implemented by a community coalition in response to ACEs.
- Data was used to track implementation, generate hypotheses and guide a community response to ACEs.
- Results show how one community initiated steps to build a resilient, trauma‐informed community.
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