Indigenous Women’s Mental Health
Indigenous Women’s Mental Health
Arthun provided background information and challenges experienced by Indigenous populations related to mental health care. The United States has 574 federally recognized AI/AN tribes, and two-thirds of Indigenous individuals do not live on reservations. She noted that half of the AI/AN population is women, and 26.6 percent of AI/AN people live in poverty, which is nearly twice the national average. Nearly one in five (19 percent) of people who identify as AI/AN reported having a mental illness in the past year (MHA, n.d.).
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Essential Health Care Services Related to Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Women: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/764.
