TY - JOUR
T1 - The Circles of Care evaluation
T2 - Doing participatory evaluation with American Indian and Alaska Native communities
AU - Thurman, Pamela Jumper
AU - Allen, James
AU - Deters, Pamela B.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Little information exists regarding mental health and special needs related to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) families. In this article we emphasize the use of oral tradition during the Circles of Care initiative, which was essential in understanding cultural history and historical trauma of AI/ANs while giving a greater understanding of an AI/AN-based definition of serious emotional disturbance. The success of these methods serves as a template for improving systems of care and may be useful in evaluation among a wide range of ethnic communities.
AB - Little information exists regarding mental health and special needs related to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) families. In this article we emphasize the use of oral tradition during the Circles of Care initiative, which was essential in understanding cultural history and historical trauma of AI/ANs while giving a greater understanding of an AI/AN-based definition of serious emotional disturbance. The success of these methods serves as a template for improving systems of care and may be useful in evaluation among a wide range of ethnic communities.
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U2 - 10.5820/aian.1102.2004.139
DO - 10.5820/aian.1102.2004.139
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15322981
AN - SCOPUS:4644372639
VL - 11
SP - 139
EP - 154
JO - American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
JF - American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
SN - 1533-7731
IS - 2
ER -
