Between December 7, 2021, and January 28, 2022, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) and its partners at Social Science Research and Evaluation, Inc., (SSRE) conducted a Tribal Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment (TNA) with 200 suicide prevention coordinators or other individuals most kn
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Panganga Pungowiyi describes how individual, community, and institutional partnerships, using a multi-pronged approach with a focus on capacity building, can help address the root causes of mental health issues and suicide and lead to long-lasting environmental and policy change.
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Dr.
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center video featuring Rob England of the Yurok Tribe and United Indian Health Services, Inc.
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Yakama Nation Behavioral Health Services prepared these caring contact cards for their clients and provided them as examples for other Zero Suicide implementers. They demonstrate how caring contacts can send a message of thoughtful support.
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The Zero Suicide Workforce Survey is a key implementation tool that can be used to assess staff knowledge, practices, and confidence related to working with individuals at risk of suicide.
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This article discusses Honoring Children, Mending the Circle, an American Indian and Alaska Native adaptation of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy. This adaptation blends AI/AN traditional teachings with cognitive-behavioral methods.
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In this short video, Dr.
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Suicide rates are up to three times higher among Indigenous Native American and Alaska Native people than among any other racial or ethnic group in the United States.
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The following six-to-eight-minute webinar clips, adapted from SPRC’s Tribal Community of Learning Series, feature expert advice on addressing the root causes of mental health issues and suicide in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities by drawing on community strengths.