International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Groups at Risk - First Nations
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| Aboriginal suicide prevention package - http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/health-resources/programs-projects?pid=128 Program provides assistance to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health and education workers in the Tamworth area to enable them to identify people suffering from a mental illness who may be presenting with suicidal behaviours. |
| Aboriginal Youth - A Manual of Promising Suicide Prevention Strategies - http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.aspx?tabid=144 Browse to become familiar with this resource that provides health care works with the tools to set up an effective suicide prevention program. |
| Addressing Youth Suicide in Indian Country - http://www.nicwa.org/YouthSuicidePreventionToolkit/ Discover this youth suicide prevention toolkit produced by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA). |
| American Indians and Suicide - http://tva.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/7/1/19 Article notes "suicide is a major public health problem for American Indians in the United States. Published studies indicate that American Indians experience the highest rate of suicide of all ethnic groups in the United States." |
| Australian Aboriginal suicide: The need for an Aboriginal suicidology? - http://amh.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/3/issue/3/article/3375/australian-aboriginal-suicide Article by Terri Elliott-Farrelly examines suicide among Australian Aboriginal peoples, and reviews current directions in suicide prevention. |
| Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) - Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal Communities - http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.aspx?tabid=54 CSP works with Aboriginal communities to provide support and training in suicide prevention and bereavement. See workshops offered. |
| Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) - White Stone: Training for Youth Educators - http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.aspx?tabid=140 Learn about this five-day training program that includes 16 hours of youth suicide prevention curriculum. |
| CMHA - First Nations Suicide Prevention Task Force - http://www.cmha.ca/bins/site_page.asp?cid=284-1561-1577&lang=1 Learn about this task force that was established through the New Brunswick Suicide Prevention Resource Centre. |
| Health Canada - Acting On What We Know: Preventing Youth Suicide in First Nations - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/pubs/promotion/_suicide/prev_youth-jeunes/ Offers a collection of resources relating preventing suicide in First Nations youth. |
| Honouring Life Network - First Nations-specific Research - http://www.honouringlife.ca/en/resourceCentre/31 Provides a selection resources relating to suicide and suicide prevention in First Nations communities. |
| Honouring Life Network - Prevention Strategies - http://www.honouringlife.ca/en/resourceCentre/26 Delivers a selection of resources devoted to suicide prevention strategies for First Nations communities. |
| Honouring Life Network - Programs - http://www.honouringlife.ca/en/resourceCentre/27 Become familiar the First Nations suicide prevention programs being offered. |
| Indian Health Service - American and Alaska Native Suicide Prevention Website - http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/nspn/ Offers American Indian and Alaska Native communities with culturally appropriate information about best and promising practices, training opportunities, and other relevant information. |
| Lifeline - Aboriginal Suicide Prevention Resources - http://www.lifeline.org.au/find_help/suicide_prevention/suicide_prevention_links_and_resources/16 Shares suicide prevention resources and guides relating to Australia's Aboriginal Peoples. |
| Living is for Everyone - Indigenous - http://www.livingisforeveryone.com.au/Indigenous.html Suicide among Australia’s Indigenous population is significantly higher than the general Australian population. Find statistics or policy resources. |
