American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Mental Health Fact Sheet
Internet URL
http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Multicultural_Support1/Fact_Sheets1/AIAN_fact_sheet_06.pdf 
Sponsoring Agency
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Description
This fact sheet describes the scope of mental health among American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including cultural differences in seeking mental health services and in reporting distress, high prevalence of substance abuse and alcohol dependence and suicide and related need of mental health services in the AI/AN community.