Longstanding racial/ethnic inequalities in morbidity and mortality persist in the United States.
Although the determinants of health inequalities are complex, social and structural factors …

Black, Latinx, and Indigenous people in the United States experience a disproportionate
burden of asthma and atopic dermatitis. The study of these disease disparities has focused …

In settler-colonies such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, the
historical impacts of colonisation on the health, social, economic and cultural experiences of …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with numerous risk behaviors and
mental health outcomes among youth. This study examines the relationship between the …

Experiences of teen dating violence (TDV), sexual violence, and bullying during
adolescence are all forms of interpersonal violence victimization (IVV) and are associated …

During the twentieth century, genes were considered the controlling force of life processes,
and the transfer of DNA the definitive explanation for biological heredity. Such views shaped …

Importance American Indian adolescents attending schools on or near reservations are
historically at high risk for substance use. Objective To compare rates of substance use …

The articles in this issue of Transcultural Psychiatry point the way toward meaningful
advances in mental health research pertaining to Indigenous peoples, illuminating the …

Multilevel and community-level interventions that target the social determinants of health
and ultimately health disparities are seldom conducted in Native American communities. To …

Background: A history of unethical research and deficit-based paradigms have contributed
to profound mistrust of research among Native Americans, serving as an important call to …