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Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources for Indigenous Peoples

November 6, 2024 – 1 min read

By AFSP

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This November, in honor of Native American Heritage Month, join us in our efforts to fight suicide and raise mental health awareness among Indigenous Peoples.

This month, and all year round, we encourage you to use and share the following list of national mental health and suicide prevention resources focused on supporting Indigenous Peoples.

This list has been reviewed for accuracy, mental health and community content, and ease of use. It is not intended to be exhaustive, and AFSP welcomes the opportunity to review and add other resources.

  • The American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) National Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan is a national initiative addressing suicide prevention, based on fostering collaborations across Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and the Indian Health Service (IHS). This site is designed to provide resources to support suicide prevention efforts, and to help communities and individuals understand and obtain services related to suicide.

  • The Center for Native American Youth believes all Native American youth should lead full and healthy lives, have equal access to opportunity, and draw strength from their culture and one another. As a policy program, they work to improve the health, safety, and overall well-being of Native American youth through youth recognition, inspiration and leadership; research, advocacy, and policy change; and by serving as a national resource exchange.

  • We R Native is a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them. They strive to promote holistic health and positive growth in our local communities and nation at large.

  • The Zero Suicide in Indian Country toolkit contains recommendations for the implementation of Zero Suicide in Indian Country, forms and tools others have used in their own implementation, and videos featuring a variety of indigenous health systems (IHS and Tribal) who have committed to the implementation and indigenization of the Zero Suicide framework for their communities.