A study conducted on the relationship between self-injurious behavior and substance abuse among young people of the White Mountain Apache Tribe found that suicidal behavior peaks among younger members of that tribe. This is similar to the pattern found in other American Indian communities, but unlike that of the general population of the United States, […]
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Hoy Recovery Program: Incorporating Cultural Healers & Agriculture in Substance Abuse Recovery
Hoy Recovery works to incorporate traditional cultural healing practices in the treatment of substance abuse. Two of the key ways that they do this are through inclusion of cultural healers and their Agricultural Project. The Agriculture Project treats chemically dependent service users by emphasizing and reinforcing their relationship with the land, an important component of traditional Hispanic culture in the […]
Lakota Voice Project: Ad Campaign Takes Aim at Teen Suicide on Reservation
Lakota Voice Project is a public service campaign started to help stem a tide of suicide among reservation youths. The radio and television messages feature Pine Ridge residents and focus on a message that hope can overcome bullying, dysfunctional home life and relationships gone bad on the reservation. Suicide is a leading cause of death among young […]
Empowering our Spirits Tribal Suicide Prevention Initiative
NNEDLearn 2012 Training Track: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training The Empowering Our Spirits Program is a comprehensive, integrated, three-tiered prevention approach to decrease Apache youth suicidal behavior (death, attempts, ideation) by promoting protective factors and reducing risk factors on a community, family and individual level. Population of focus Native American youth Implementation The Universal tier increases […]
Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcement for Native Americans Contemplating Suicide
Native Cry Outreach Alliance, an organization dedicated to suicide prevention within the Native American community, has produced a gripping new public service announcement (PSA) aimed at Natives who are considering taking their own lives. With tight close-ups of real people who have lost loved ones to suicide, comments from professionals and educators hoping to reverse […]