This article describes a collaboration between a university-based research psychologist
and a reservation-based substance abuse treatment program staff that has thus far resulted in a
detailed blueprint for a radically alternative, culturally-grounded intervention developed for reservation residents.
This manual describes the Community Readiness Model and its use in Native communities as a tool to assess readiness for and implementation of suicide prevention efforts.
Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools was created to help high schools, school
districts, and their partners design and implement strategies to prevent suicide and
promote behavioral health among their students.
The purpose of this guide is to support AI/AN communities and those who serve them in
developing effective, culturally appropriate suicide prevention plans.
This resource sheet provides links and citations for statistics, policy recommendations, reports, legislation, guides for community planning and program development, suicide prevention programs in Native communities, and evaluation of suicide prevention programs.
This guide discusses suicide prevention practice components across the following points of contact: referral/arrest, courts, probation, detention and secure/non-secure care facilities, and aftercare.
After a Suicide focuses on how to respond in the immediate aftermath of a suicide death of a student. This resource was developed primarily for administrators and staff in middle and high schools, but it can also be useful
for parents and communities
Tip sheet on engaging tribal leaders and officials in Indian Country. Information on preparation, meeting, and follow-up.
AI/AN Behavioral Health Factsheet on Issues, Background, Status and Options/Plans in Indian Country
Information regarding IHS and SAMHSA programs that specifically target the behavioral health in the AI/AN population.
