tag: suicide

Eileen Janis
‘A pillar in the community’: Eileen Janis changed lives on Pine Ridge Reservation (December 5, 2022)
Eileen Janis spent years battling the epidemic of youth suicide among her people, the Oglala Lakota. She passed away at the age of 61.
National Suicide Prevention Week
Native America Calling: Addressing the nation’s mental health crisis (September 6, 2022)
As the nation’s mental health crisis worsens, Native youth are those at highest risk.
'You Matter'
Cronkite News: Mental health hotline now taking calls at 988 (July 26, 2022)
Among racial and ethnic groups, Native people face the highest rates of suicide in the United States.
StrongHearts Native Helpline
StrongHearts Native Helpline: The roots of violence and trauma in tribal communities (May 2, 2022)
In Indian Country, the abusive tactics of domestic violence have their roots in colonization.
Jill Jim, Roselyn Tso, Jonathan Nez
‘A historic nomination’: Indian Health Service finally on track for new leadership (March 9, 2022)
The federal agency charged with providing health care to more than 2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives has gone without a permanent leader for six of the last seven years.
Teepees - Fort Peck Reservation
Kaiser Health News: Tribes confront mental health challenges (October 25, 2021)
Lacking mental health resources in Indian Country, tribes are often forced to detain citizens who are in crisis.
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