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Home » Press Releases » Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health: The protective power of Native American culture
The Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health (OCMH) is detailing the power that Native culture has in protecting youth mental health. In the Culture is Prevention Data Bite, OCMH shares research showing that Native culture has a strong preventive effect on mental health. That is, Native children with a positive connection to their Native culture benefit with a lower risk of suicide, ...