"Know Your Children, Who They Are, Their Weakness, and Their Strongest Point": A Qualitative Study on Diné Parent Experiences Accessing Autism Services for Their Children.

Background And Objective: Marked inequities in access to autism services and related health outcomes persist for U.S. children, undermining broader initiatives to advance the population's health.

Language and Literacy Strategies for Indigenous Children: A Scoping Review.

The purpose of this scoping review was to describe the existent research on language and literacy strategies for Indigenous children and to establish the strength of strategies described. A scoping review was conducted to locate existent studies that described language and literacy interventions used with Indigenous children. The following electronic databases were searched: PsycINFO, ERIC, CINAHL Complete, Academic Search Premier, Education Source, and ASHAWire.

Health Equity for Abenaki Indigenous People: Improving Access to Quality Mental Health and Substance Use Services.

Background And Purpose: The purpose of this study was to learn about the Abenaki Indigenous communities' access to services, specifically, their beliefs and knowledge about different types of mental health and substance abuse services and supports within their communities.

Methods: This was an exploratory qualitative study using a focus group approach. Two focus groups were conducted in spring 2020 with community members and tribal leaders from different Abenaki Bands in Franklin, Chittenden, and Addison Counties and the Northeast Kingdom in Vermont.