The Micronesians

Palafox, Neal A.; Riklon, Sheldon; Esah, Sekap; Rehuher, Davis; Swain, William F.; Stege, Kristina; Naholowaa, Dale; Hixon, Allen; Ruben, Kino

doi:10.21313/hawaii/9780824835804.003.0015

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“…Although small in overall numbers, the Micronesian population growth in the 2000s is among the highest in the U.S. (Empowering Pacific Islander Communities/Asian Americans Advancing Justice, 2014). Micronesian youth in Hawaiʻi face many stressors that place them at risk for SU, including discrimination and racism (Okamoto, et al, 2008; Rehuher & Hishinuma, 2018), juvenile justice involvement (Miao et al, 2017), youth violence (Palafox et al, 2011), recent migrant status (Okamoto et al, 2008), and poverty.…”

Section: Youth Substance Use In Hawaiʻimentioning

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Eliminating disparities in youth substance use among Native Hawaiian, Micronesian, and sex and gender minorities: A qualitative needs assessment from interviews with public service leaders.

Monick¹,

Rehuher²,

Wilczek³

et al. 2023

Psychological Services

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Youth substance use (SU) has been linked to adverse mental health outcomes. For those youth involved in public sector systems of care, reports of SU are consistently high compared to general populations. These public sector services systems of care include mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare, homeless intervention services, as well as SU service systems. In addition, minority and marginalized youth tend to report disproportionately high SU. As an example, in Hawaiʻi, youth who are Native Hawaiian (NH), Micronesian, or who identify as sexual or gender minorities not only report elevated rates of SU, but are overrepresented in public sectors. In order to reduce youth SU health disparities, access to and quality of the system of care for youth must improve. To inform systems change, this needs assessment study used qualitative methods to engage professionals in Hawaiʻi working within public sectors that may intersect with youth SU service system of care. Professionals identified several themes which have implications for practice, policy, and research: colonialism and inclusivity at the macro level, the need for policies at the exo level, meso level changes regarding family and community, and stigma and discrimination at the micro level.

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Section: Youth Substance Use In Hawaiʻimentioning

confidence: 99%

Eliminating disparities in youth substance use among Native Hawaiian, Micronesian, and sex and gender minorities: A qualitative needs assessment from interviews with public service leaders.

Monick¹,

Rehuher²,

Wilczek³

et al. 2023

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Prevalence of Youth Violence in the U.S., 1999–2009: Ethnic Comparisons and Disaggregating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Sugimoto-Matsuda

Hishinuma

Chang³

2013

Matern Child Health J

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This study examined ethnic and gender differences in youth violence in the U.S. across time, especially when disaggregating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and examining adolescents with mixed ancestry. National data from 1999 to 2009 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System were analyzed. The analyses were performed on individual items and three factors (i.e., carry weapon, felt unsafe, fights). Overall, 43.9 % responded to at least one indicator of violence. In general, males reported higher rates than females. American Indians/Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders tended to have the highest rates, while Asians and Whites tended to have the lowest rates. However, significant interaction effects between ethnicity and sex indicated a more complex relationship. The findings highlight the (1) parsimony in utilizing the three factors; (2) importance of disaggregating the heterogeneous "Asian/Pacific Islander" population; and (3) need to conduct more research on youth of mixed ancestry. These findings better inform program design and implementation, as well as policy making in youth violence prevention.

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