BeLieving in Native Girls: Characteristics from a Baseline Assessment

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Substance Abuse; Delinquency; Females; American Indians; Alaska Natives; Adolescents; Dating (Social); Depression (Psychology); Intervention; Student Surveys; Community Characteristics; Individual Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Social Characteristics; Student Characteristics; Demography; Learner Engagement; Safety; Problem Solving; Self Esteem; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Residential Programs; Boarding Schools

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BeLieving In Native Girls (BLING) is a juvenile delinquency and HIV intervention at a residential boarding school for American Indian/Alaska Native adolescent girls ages 12-20 years. In 2010, 115 participants completed baseline surveys to identify risk and protective factors. Initial findings are discussed regarding a variety of topics, including demographics and general characteristics, academic engagement, home neighborhood characteristics and safety, experience with and perceptions of gang involvement, problem-solving skills, self-esteem, depression, sexual experiences and risk-taking behaviors, substance abuse, and dating violence. (Contains 2 tables and 5 figures.)

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2012

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