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ArticleTranscultural psychiatry2022

Beliefs about causal factors for suicide in rural Alaska Native communities and recommendations for prevention.

Monica C Skewes, Julie A Gameon, Fiona Grubin, Christopher R DeCou, Lindsey Whitcomb

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Article in Transcultural psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Care packages to promote universal suicide prevention for remote Alaska Native communities: What worked?The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025
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  4. Indigenous Voices Against Suicide: A Meta-Synthesis Advancing Prevention Strategies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Monica C SkewesDepartment of Psychology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9362-9825
Julie A GameonDepartment of Psychology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.
Fiona GrubinJohns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Christopher R DeCouUniversity of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
Lindsey WhitcombGateway Community Services, Kalispell, MT, USA.
Montana State University · USGateway Community Services · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Translational Biomarkers CoreP20GM104417 · NIGMS · MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN · PI ADAMS, ALEXANDRA K. · 2014 to 2023
$23.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104417
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rural Indigenous communities in Alaska suffer staggeringly high rates of suicide. In close-knit Alaska Native villages, each suicide leaves a trail of affected family and community members in its wake. This research aimed to understand community perceptions of what causes suicide in rural Alaska Native villages and generate recommendations for prevention strategies. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 Alaska Native university students who moved from rural villages to an urban area to attend college. All had been profoundly affected by others' suicides and shared their beliefs about causal factors and recommendations for prevention efforts. Perceived causes included resistance to seeking help or discussing personal problems, loss of culture, traumatic experiences, geographical and social isolation, lack of opportunity, substance abuse, and exposure to others' suicides. Participants believed that suicide is preventable and recommended multi-level approaches to address suicide disparities. They provided recommendations for potentially effective and culturally appropriate prevention strategies, including increasing cultural and social connections, educating community members about mental health, and increasing accessibility of counseling services/reducing barriers to mental health services utilization.

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Alaska NativesSuicideCausalityHumansMental HealthRural PopulationAlaska Nativequalitativeruralsuicide

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PMID33161888
PMCPMC8105422
OpenAlexW3104814653

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