How can our children learn from us about our way of life or understand who they are
Residential schools and their impact on the wellbeing of Indigenous youth in Attapadi, South India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2395575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mathew Sunil George (0000-0003-4844-4324, University of Canberra, corresponding author), K A Ramu (Karrara, Attapadi, Palakkad, Kerala, India), Rajendra Prasad (0000-0002-8013-4185, THAMPU, Sastha Temple Road, Kochi, Kerala, India), N S Prashanth (Institute of Public Health Bengaluru), Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas (0000-0003-0968-0826, Institute of Public Health Bengaluru), Susheela Kenjoor (University of Mysore), Janie Busby Grant (0000-0001-7330-0213, University of Canberra) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 557-569 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-1108 • E-ISSN: 0315-4386 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13634615231213834 |
| PMID | 38404061 |
| OpenAlex | W4392164739 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
Residential schools are commonly used in India to provide education for Indigenous youth, which requires young people to stay for long periods at distance from their families and communities. Internationally, there is clear evidence for the deleterious effects of residential schools on the mental health and social and community outcomes of Indigenous children, however little is known about the Indian Indigenous experience. This study examined the impact of residential schooling on Indigenous children's wellbeing and that of their communities, using data from an ethnographic research project in Attapadi, Kerala, including interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation with Indigenous communities. Key outcomes from residential schooling reported by the participants include the fear of losing Indigenous identity, shame of being Indigenous, change in the attitude of young people when they returned from schools, and feelings of confusion and stress that young Indigenous participants felt trying to fit into their communities on their return. Findings suggest that these Indigenous youth felt disconnected from several factors that are known to promote resilience for Indigenous communities including a strong cultural identity, connection to the land and ancestors, thereby making them more vulnerable to poor mental health and negative impacts on their overall wellbeing. Addressing these concerns requires a detailed understanding of the specific factors influencing outcomes for Indigenous youth within the Indian residential schooling system, and designing and implementing data-informed conceptual, structural and policy change including the provision of culturally safe mental health services
Ethnography · Feeling · Focus group · Indigenous · Mental health · Participant observation · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Residential school · Shame · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology
Rethinking Oral History and Tradition
Residential schools and the effects on Indigenous health and well-being in Canada—a scoping review
Anthropology in the Clinic
Beyond member-checking
Indigenous Resilience in Australia
A National Crime
Elders' Teachings about Resilience and its Implications for Education in Dene and Cree Communities
Prevalence of Undernutrition and Anemia among Santal Adivasi Children, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India
Everything is provided free, but they are still hesitant to access healthcare services”
Mental Health Problems in Culturally Changing Adivasi Communities
The mental health of Indigenous peoples in Canada
Decontextualized schooling and (child) development
Educating for Inequality
The Gender Gap in Basic Education
Boarding School Blues
Cultural Continuity as a Hedge against Suicide in Canada's First Nations
Clinicians' assumptions about Sami culture and experience providing mental health services to Indigenous patients in Norway
The intergenerational effects of Indian Residential Schools
Rethinking cultural competence
When I Know Who "We" Are, I Can Be "Me
Marginality, Stress and Ethnic Identification in an Acculturated Aboriginal Community
First Nation and Métis Youth Perspectives of Health
Māori Cultural Efficacy and Subjective Wellbeing
Culture and Wellbeing
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |