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  • Tools
    National AI/AN Hope for Life Day Toolkit
    This toolkit was designed to help community organizers take specific steps on National AI/AN Hope for Life Day to change the conversation about suicide, initiate action, and foster hope in their efforts to reduce suicide in AI/AN communities across the country. 
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    Lived Experience: What It Is and How to Include It

    National Center for Trauma-Informed Care trainer Leah Harris discusses the many ways lived experience expertise can increase the quality of treatment and foster trust between care providers and those receiving care.

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    Lived Experience: Aftercare That Makes a Difference
    Hear about care transitions from lived experience expert Diana Cortez-Yanez.
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    A Lived Experience Story About What Makes a Difference

    Lived Experience expert Diana Cortez-Yanez relates the care she received that made a positive impact on her recovery.

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    Lived Experiences
    Leah Harris discusses the importance of involving people with lived experiences in leadership roles.
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    The Way Forward: Pathways to Hope, Recovery, and Wellness with Insights from Lived Experience

    The Way Forward report, authored by the Suicide Attempt Survivors Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, provides recommendations based on evidence-based practices which incorporate personal lived experience of recovery and resilience.

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Education Development Center, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention are able to make this web site available thanks to support from Universal Health Services (UHS), the Zero Suicide Institute at EDC, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (grant 1 U79 SM0559945).

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