ArticleAmerican Indian and Alaska native mental health research (Online)2015
Healing of the canoe: preliminary results of a culturally tailored intervention to prevent substance abuse and promote tribal identity for Native youth in two Pacific Northwest tribes.
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56 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Health effects of Indigenous language use and revitalization: a realist review.International journal for equity in health · 2022Pooled it
- Preventing Substance Use Among Indigenous Adolescents in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: a Systematic Review of the Literature.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020Pooled it
- Knowing Who You Are (Becoming): Effects of a university-based elder-led cultural identity program on Alaska Native students' identity development, cultural strengths, sense of community, and behavioral health.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2023Trial
- Entrepreneurial, Economic, and Social Well-Being Outcomes from an RCT of a Youth Entrepreneurship Education Intervention among Native American Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Peer Recovery Coaches for Addiction Recovery Among Indigenous Americans.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationTrial
- A Guide to Constructing Indigenous Statistical Spaces for Prevention Science Research.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- Integrated Education Models for Addressing Substance Use Among Schoolchildren: A Scoping Review of School-Based Educational Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- 16-year follow-up of Family Spirit intervention effects on Native American maternal-child outcomes: study protocol.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Bridging traditions and prevention: Insights into implementing and sustaining substance use programs for urban AI/AN communities.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2026Article
- Addressing substance use and mental illness among Quinault Indian Nation adolescents and young adults: community perspectives on community and cultural connection.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Culturally and regionally relevant physical activity for public health promotion in a global context: nature of the evidence and definition development from a narrative review.BMJ public health · 2026Review
- Strengthening Collaboration Between Community-Based Organizations, State Title V Agencies, and Funders by Uplifting Community-Rooted Evidence: A Qualitative Research Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- "Guide them to have a future orientation": qualitative findings in developing a reinforcement-based intervention to address alcohol use with American Indian emerging adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Utility of substance-free alternatives in treating and preventing harmful substance use: A narrative review of the translational research spectrum.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Review
- Healing of the Canoe: Preliminary Suicide Prevention Outcomes Among Participating and Non-Participating Youth.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Article
- Developing Indigenous-Centered Healing, Health, and Wellness Frameworks to Strengthen Indigenous Health Systems, Decolonize Public Health, and Achieve Health Equity.American journal of public health · 2025Article
- An Updated Narrative Review on the Role of Alcohol Among Indigenous Communities.Current addiction reports · 2023Article
- Community member perspectives on adapting the cascade of care for opioid use disorder for a tribal nation in the United States.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2023Article
- Understanding Resilience and Mental Well-Being in Southwest Indigenous Nations and the Impact of COVID-19: Protocol for a Multimethods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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Abstract
Using Community-based and Tribal Participatory Research (CBPR/TPR) approaches, an academic-tribal partnership between the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute and the Suquamish and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes developed a culturally grounded social skills intervention to promote increased cultural belonging and prevent substance abuse among tribal youth. Participation in the intervention, which used the Canoe Journey as a metaphor for life, was associated with increased hope, optimism, and self-efficacy and with reduced substance use, as well as with higher levels of cultural identity and knowledge about alcohol and drugs among high school-age tribal youth. These results provide preliminary support for the intervention curricula in promoting positive youth development, an optimistic future orientation, and the reduction of substance use among Native youth.
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