Sylvia I Mignon
Biographic Data
| ID | 176349 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylvia I Mignon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylvia I |
| FAMILY NAME | Mignon |
| SIGNATURE | MIGNON S I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Health Equity Scholars Program
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Criminal Justice Needs of Native Americans in New England
Criminal justice needs of Native Americans in New England were examined through 71 questionnaires completed by members of Native American tribes in New England. Groups not recognized by the federal government lacked tribal law enforcement, emergency, court, or correctional services. Non-Native police departments serving the Native communities often lacked training in Native culture and traditions. Criminal justice systems had few opportunities fo…
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues Within Native American Grandparenting Families
Substance abuse and mental health problems among Native Americans are associated with a variety of general health, social, and economic problems. This current study examined Native American grandparents who are raising their grandchildren and found that a child, parent, or grandparent had an alcohol or drug problem in 36% of families. Substance abuse on the part of a parent was correlated with the reasons grandparents were raising their grandchil…
Substance abuse treatment
The first compendium of all substance abuse treatment options with a focus on best practices. This is the first compendium of the entire range of options available for treating substance abuse, with a focus on effectiveness. The book synthesizes treatment approaches from medicine, psychology, sociology, and social work, and investigates regimens that range from brief interventions to the most intensive and expensive types of inpatient treatment p…
Health issues of incarcerated women in the United States
Health care within jails and prisons in the United States is typically insufficient to meet the medical and psychological needs of female inmates. Health services are often of low quality, especially in the areas of reproductive medicine. Mental illness, substance abuse, a trauma history, and sexual victimization while incarcerated can predict a more difficult adjustment to a correctional environment. Incarcerated women who are able to maintain c…
The Health Equity Scholars Program
Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Substance abuse (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Native american (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)