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This web page from the SAMHSA Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center provides resources that American Indian and Alaska Native communities can use to strengthen suicide prevention efforts. It links to a number of fact sheets, toolkits, research articles, and organizations.
View ResourceThrough this center, SAMHSA provides training and technical assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, tribal SAMHSA grantees, and individuals and organizations who work with AI/AN people. Topics include mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and mental and substance use disorders. The center’s website provides information and links to print materials, websites, and webinars.
View ResourceThis website compiles resources for disaster responders from various disciplines on providing culturally competent suicide prevention and intervention services. The linked manuals and reports provide information on a broad range of topics in cultural competence in programs, practices, and services to prevent suicide and provide support to people with suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
View ResourceAfter a disaster or other potentially traumatic event, emergency medical services (EMS) providers may encounter people with suicidal thoughts or behaviors. This 8-page information and tip sheet guides EMS providers in reducing the risk of suicide among those they serve, responding to people who have attempted suicide, and supporting survivors of suicide loss.
View ResourceThis toolkit describes acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder and the risk factors associated with trauma. It also describes interventions that can be used in times of crisis. Near the end of the toolkit is a list of related resources.
View ResourceThis guide provides suicide facts and figures, information on the role of first responders in suicide prevention, and information on helping someone who is suicidal. It offers information that may be helpful to managers of first responders as they plan, implement, and assess training and programs to prepare responders to work with individuals experiencing suicidality or scenes in which a suicide has been completed.
View ResourceThe Indian Health Service website provides links to resources that may be helpful to healthcare professionals in working with American Indians and Alaska Natives who may be at risk of suicide.
View ResourceASIST is a 2-day training program that teaches participants how to assist those at risk for suicide. Although many healthcare professionals use ASIST, anyone 16 years or older can use the approach, regardless of professional background. ASIST workshops cost money to attend, with cost varying by training site.
View ResourceThe Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) is a short questionnaire that can be administered quickly in the field by responders with no formal mental health training, and it is relevant in a wide range of settings and for individuals of all ages. The website provides information about the C-SSRS, also known as the Columbia Protocol, including the history of its development and how it can be used.
View ResourceThis website provides an overview of suicide in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and presents information and resources for providers, patients, and people interested in helping prevent suicide and promote behavioral health among AI/AN communities.
View ResourceAt this website, the Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) provides visitors with valuable resources and information relevant to suicide and suicide prevention. The website offers current suicide statistics, resources for suicide loss survivors, and opportunities to participate in local suicide advocacy events. Users can also find training opportunities and access suicide loss support groups.
View ResourceThis website provides an overview of suicide in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and presents information and resources for providers, patients, and people interested in helping prevent suicide and promote behavioral health among AI/AN communities.
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