The California Department of Public Health Office of Health Equity has released the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP) Statewide Evaluation Final Report. The report was produced by the Psychology Applied Research Center at Loyola Marymount University. Key findings from the Statewide Evaluation Final Report include: The CRDP increased access to mental health services and improved […]
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National Native American COVID-19 Alliance Needs Assessment Survey (2021)
The Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) in partnership with the Research for Indigenous Social Action and Equity Center (RISE) and the Alliance for National Psychological Associations for Racial and Ethnic Equity published results of a national survey of American Indians and Alaska Natives (with a large sample of participants from California) assessing impacts of the […]
First California Native American Legislative Caucus formed (2021)
California Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) formed the first ever California Native American Legislative Caucus. Ramos (Serrano/Cahuilla), the first California Indian legislator in the state’s 170-year history, chairs the group. He has led bills and actions addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, state consultation with tribes, removing offensive place […]
Two Feathers Native American Family Services hosts 2nd Native Youth School and Mental Health Conference (2023)
This two-day free virtual event featured local and nationally-recognized speakers including CDPH Deputy Director and Tribal Liaison Dr. Rohan Radhakrishna, Harvard professor Dr. Joseph Gone, and Two Spirit Lab’s Harlen Pruden; co-sponsored by Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing and California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission; https://twofeathers-nafs.org/event/native-youth-school-and-community-mental-health-conference/
“You’re On Native Land” episode features Friendship House and SF’s American Indian Cultural District (2023)
Friendship House Association of American Indians CDEP lead Karen Waukazoo was featured in KQED’s Righnowish podcast episode, “You’re On Native Land” : The Cultural District Honoring Urban Native History” (published July 2022). Listen or read at: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13916457/youre-on-native-land-the-cultural-district-honoring-urban-native-history
Measuring Native culture as a social determinant of health with the Cultural Connectedness Scale (2023)
“The Culture is Prevention Project: measuring cultural connectedness and providing evidence that culture is a social determinant of health for Native Americans,” (Masotti, Dennem, Bañuelos, et al.), further establishes the Cultural Connectedness Scale as a strengths-based assessment tool for Native health research and evaluation. BMC Public Health. 2023; 23: 741. Published online 2023 Apr 21. […]