Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:454-456
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
Indian children and tribal group homes: new interpretations of the Whipper Man
JH Shore and WM Nicholls
The authors describe a community-based children's home and child welfare
program among a tribe of Plateau Indians. The program has been effective
because it is compatible with this Indian culture, which accepts extended
family and community responsibility for child care. The authors feel that
the program demonstrates principles of primary prevention in community
mental health.
