Suicide Prevention Guide for American Indian/Alaskan Native Communities (posted 4/30)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) has released a suicide prevention planning guide to prevent suicide in American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities. “To Live to See the Great Day that Dawns: Preventing Suicide by American Indian and Alaska Native Youth and Young Adults” was designed to support AI/AN communities and those who serve them in developing effective, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate suicide prevention plans. This guide lays the groundwork for comprehensive prevention planning, with prevention broadly defined. Prevention is not limited to programs that just address the needs of individuals who may be at risk of suicide. Prevention also includes programs that a community can use to promote the mental health of its young. It also is the actions that a community can take in response to a suicide that has occurred—or postvention—to help the community heal and thereby prevent related suicidal behaviors. To download the guide click here (6.9MB). For more information click here.

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