The Zuni Life Skills Development Curriculum: a Collaborative Approach to Curriculum Development

This article describes the development, implementation, & pilot evaluation of a skills-based suicide prevention curriculum for the Zuni Pueblo. Some background information about skills training & its applicability to Indian cultures & suicide prevention is presented. The process by which curriculum development was initiated & maintained is described. Results of the process & outcome evaluation of a pilot test are described in detail as background for the reasoning behind modifications made in a revised curriculum & evaluation design. An overview of additional efforts in the community to develop a more comprehensive approach for suicide prevention is presented. (44 refs.)