Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Resource Tool for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities
September 9, 2024This resource guide was compiled by team members from the AANHPI ‘Ohana Center of Excellence on Behavioral Health to provide the community with a collection of resources to better understand and prevent suicide among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Links to Resources: Date: 2024
Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention for African Americans: An Equity-focused Review of Resources
August 30, 2024In the United States, suicidality is rising in all ethnic categories (CDC, 2023), but in African American communities it is rising more rapidly and reaching more alarming heights. For example, between 2007 and 2020, Black youth had the fastest-growing suicide rates of all their peers (Johns Hopkins, 2023), and Black youth ages 15-24 are more […]
Equity Focused Suicide Prevention Resources for Older Adults
August 29, 2024This resource guide addresses suicide prevention in older adults (defined as age 60 or older). The model guiding the selection of resources for this guide is the ‘5 D’s of Late Life Suicide.’ This model describes the most common characteristics of older people who die by suicide (with the accumulation of factors suggesting greater risk)—depression […]
Motivational Interviewing
July 31, 2024The Program Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based, person-centered practice that encourages engaging and communicating with the individual respectfully, empowering them to change. This collaborative, goal-oriented communication style strengthens personal motivation and commitment to a specific goal by exploring a person’s reasons for change in a compassionate and accepting environment. Motivational interviewing requires the use […]
Preventing Long Term Anger and Aggression in Youth
The Program Preventing Long-term Anger and Aggression in Youth (PLAAY) is a culturally relevant, curriculum-based program modeled on the Racial Encounter Coping Appraisal and Socialization Theory (RECAST). This program focuses on utilizing physical activity and racial socialization to reduce stress, prepare youth to cope with stress and make healthier decisions in conflict situations. Racial and […]
Project Venture: Positive Youth Development for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
The Program Project Venture (PV) is an evidence-based, culturally relevant, outdoors experiential youth development program developed in 1990 by McClellan Hall and his National Indian Youth Leadership Project, and its goal is to increase the resilience of American Indians and Alaska Native youth. The project’s curriculum involves in-school, after-school, and summer camp programming and includes: […]
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