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Home News Tribal Mental Health Gets New Focus, But Equity Barriers Remain back to News

Tribal Mental Health Gets New Focus, But Equity Barriers Remain

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Written by Bloomberg Law on June 13, 2022

Drug overdose deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives grew 43% between 2019 and 2020—the highest rate of deaths in 2020 and 30% higher than for White individuals. Suicides were the second leading cause of death for that group in 2019, with a rate around 20% higher than that of non-Hispanic Whites.