Health disparities in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth are well documented in the literature, as AI/AN youth appear to be more likely to experience trauma and engage in high-risk behavior, such as substance misuse and risky sexual behavior. These youth also appear disproportionally affected by the criminal justice system. Scholars contend that much of these disparities can be traced back to the history of colonization of Indigenous peoples and the transgenerational effects of forced suppression of cultural ideology. This paper reviews the relevant literature on AI/AN youth mental and behavioral health, and this author highlights studies which examine the plausible relation between historical trauma and contemporary AI/AN youth mental health and delinquency. This author proposes that future research should target the high number of AI/AN youths in juvenile justice settings given that these youths appear neglected in current research.

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历史创伤和美洲印第安人/阿拉斯加土著青年的心理健康发展与犯罪

美洲印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民（AI / AN）年轻人的健康差异在文献中有充分记载，因为AI / AN年轻人似乎更容易遭受创伤并从事高风险行为，例如滥用药物和危险的性行为。这些年轻人似乎也受到刑事司法系统的不成比例的影响。学者们争辩说，这些差距中的大部分可以追溯到土著人民的殖民历史以及强迫压制文化意识形态的跨代影响。本文回顾了有关AI / AN青年心理和行为健康的相关文献，并且作者重点介绍了研究历史创伤与当代AI / AN青年心理健康和犯罪之间可能存在的联系的研究。