International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Groups at Risk - First Nations
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| Aboriginal suicide prevention package 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. - Read more http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/health-resources/programs-projects?pid=128 | |
| Aboriginal Youth - A Manual of Promising Suicide Prevention Strategies Browse to become familiar with this resource that provides health care works with the tools to set up an effective suicide prevention program. - Read more http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.aspx?tabid=144 | |
| Addressing Youth Suicide in Indian Country Discover this youth suicide prevention toolkit produced by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA). - Read more http://www.nicwa.org/YouthSuicidePreventionToolkit/ | |
| Adolescent Suicide Prevention - Program Manual: A Public Health Model Become familiar with this program for Native American communities that emphasized community, school, outreach, surveillance, innovative behavioral health programs, ongoing Program evaluation, and sustainability. - Read more http://www.sprc.org/library_resources/items/adolescent-suicide-prevention-program-manual | |
| American Indians and Suicide 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." - Read more http://tva.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/7/1/19 | |
| Australian Aboriginal suicide: The need for an Aboriginal suicidology? Article by Terri Elliott-Farrelly examines suicide among Australian Aboriginal peoples, and reviews current directions in suicide prevention. - Read more http://amh.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/3/issue/3/article/3375/australian-aboriginal-suicide | |
| Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) - Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal Communities CSP works with Aboriginal communities to provide support and training in suicide prevention and bereavement. See workshops offered. - Read more http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.aspx?tabid=54 | |
| CMHA - First Nations Suicide Prevention Task Force Learn about this task force that was established through the New Brunswick Suicide Prevention Resource Centre. - Read more http://www.cmha.ca/bins/site_page.asp?cid=284-1561-1577&lang=1 | |
| Indian Health Service - American and Alaska Native Suicide Prevention Website Offers American Indian and Alaska Native communities with culturally appropriate information about best and promising practices, training opportunities, and other relevant information. - Read more http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/nspn/ | |
| Living is for Everyone - Indigenous Suicide among Australia’s Indigenous population is significantly higher than the general Australian population. Find statistics or policy resources. - Read more http://www.livingisforeveryone.com.au/Indigenous.html | |
| State of Alaska - Suicide Prevention Council Provides resources pertaining to suicide, mental health and related issues in Alaska Native and American Indian populations. - Read more http://www.hss.state.ak.us/suicideprevention/resources_pages_sspc/AKNativeResources.htm | |
| Suicide & The Persistence Of Identity In The Face Of Radical Cultural Change Paper by Michael Chandler, of the University of British Columbia, reveals Canadian First Nations suffer from the highest rate of suicide of any culturally identifiable group in the world. Read for details. - Read more http://tinyurl.com/mmnhbk | |
| Transcultural Psychiatry - Cultural Continuity as a Hedge against Suicide in Canada's First Nations Michael J. Chandler and Christopher Lalonde offer this research report that examines self-continuity and its role as a protective factor against suicide. - Read more http://tps.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/2/191 | |
