THRIVE: Tribal Health- Reaching out InVolves Everyone
Pictures from left to right: A teen from the music workshop freestylin’ at the closing showcase, youth working on their comic books, and youth brainstorming their songs and short films with staff at the conference.
SAVE-THE-DATE for the 2nd Annual THRIVE Conference. It will be in Portland, OR at the PSU Native American Student and Community Center June 25-29, 2012. This year we are offering four youth workshops tracks: song writing & production, digital storytelling, an artwork track, and film production. Meals (Mon.-Fri.), educational presentations, & cultural activities will be provided. Click Here To View The Conference Flyer! Contact Colbie Caughlan at with any questions.
Funded by the Indian Health Service
Mission: Reduce suicide rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the Pacific Northwest by increasing tribal capacity to prevent suicide and by improving regional collaborations.
Goals:
1. Increase knowledge and awareness about suicide among Tribal community members, and in doing so, take steps to address the silence and fear that exists in many of our communities preventing use of available prevention and treatment services.
2. Improve intertribal and interagency communication about suicide prevention and treatment in order to share and maximize limited resources, by working collaboratively on this five-year Action Plan.
3. Increase the capacity of Tribal health programs to track, prevent, and treat suicide.
4. Improve understanding among Tribal staff, Tribal decision-makers, State Health Departments, and potential funding organizations about suicide issues affecting NW Tribes.
Tribes Served:
MSPI Suicide Prevention Project serves the 43 federally recognized tribes in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Funding: Project activities are funded by the Methamphetamine & Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) three-year grant which was awarded by the Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Behavioral Health in June 2009.
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