Advancing Equity Through Engaging Communities to Address Measurement Disjuncture in Indigenous Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Chelsea A. Wesner; Tina Handeland; Lisa Martin; Nancy L. Asdigian; Jessica Barnes-Najor; Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-48631-9_15

Advancing Equity Through Engaging Communities to Address Measurement Disjuncture in Indigenous Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Chelsea A. Wesner
, Tina Handeland
, Lisa Martin
, Nancy L. Asdigian
, Jessica Barnes-Najor
, Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

Infant and early childhood mental health is a foundational priority in Indigenous communities and embedded in ceremony, relational practices, and connectedness. Existing measures relevant to early childhood often fail to consider non-Western worldviews resulting in measurement disjunctures that undermine equity. The goals of this chapter are as follows: (1) describe measurement disjuncture and its impact on early childhood measurement in Indigenous communities, (2) propose a common language for measurement across a cultural continuum, (3) share examples across this continuum, and (4) share strategies to improve the field of measurement.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Subtitle of host publication	Cultural Context, Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment, Volume Two
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	227-244
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031486319
ISBN (Print)	9783031486302
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48631-9_15
State	Published - Jan 1 2024

Keywords

Adaptation
Cultural continuum
Culturally grounded
Early childhood measurement
Equity
Indigenous
Measurement disjuncture

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine
General Psychology

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Wesner, C. A., Handeland, T., Martin, L., Asdigian, N. L., Barnes-Najor, J., & Whitesell, N. R. (2024). Advancing Equity Through Engaging Communities to Address Measurement Disjuncture in Indigenous Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. In WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Cultural Context, Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment, Volume Two (pp. 227-244). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48631-9_15

Advancing Equity Through Engaging Communities to Address Measurement Disjuncture in Indigenous Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. / Wesner, Chelsea A.; Handeland, Tina; Martin, Lisa et al.
WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Cultural Context, Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment, Volume Two. Springer International Publishing, 2024. p. 227-244.

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Wesner, CA, Handeland, T, Martin, L, Asdigian, NL, Barnes-Najor, J & Whitesell, NR 2024, Advancing Equity Through Engaging Communities to Address Measurement Disjuncture in Indigenous Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. in WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Cultural Context, Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment, Volume Two. Springer International Publishing, pp. 227-244. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48631-9_15

Wesner CA, Handeland T, Martin L, Asdigian NL, Barnes-Najor J, Whitesell NR. Advancing Equity Through Engaging Communities to Address Measurement Disjuncture in Indigenous Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. In WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Cultural Context, Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment, Volume Two. Springer International Publishing. 2024. p. 227-244 doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-48631-9_15

Wesner, Chelsea A. ; Handeland, Tina ; Martin, Lisa et al. / Advancing Equity Through Engaging Communities to Address Measurement Disjuncture in Indigenous Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Cultural Context, Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment, Volume Two. Springer International Publishing, 2024. pp. 227-244

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