Partnering with American Indians and Alaska Natives in Suicide Response

• Connect offers a collaborative, public health model with key stakeholders (e.g. tribal leadership, law enforcement, behavioral health, social services, education, gatekeepers, and traditional healers) to form a common vision and integrated approach
   
• Connect provides training across service systems and includes best practice protocols for specific disciplines
   
• Connect creates long-term sustainability by the incorporation of its protocols into service provider operations and tribal practices
   
• Connect has customized its training and welcomes continual collaboration with American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, Villages, the Indian Health Service, urban Indian health, and tribal organizations to increase its cultural effectiveness. Read more...

• Connect builds on the existing strengths of American Indian/Alaska Native communities

Connect Programs

Prevention/Intervention Training in early recognition and intervention skills for responding to attempts, thoughts, and treats of suicide.  Read more…

Postvention  A proactive planning tool to promote healing and reduce risk after a suicide or any sudden death. Read more…

SurvivorVoices: a Talking Circle about Suicide Loss Training/supporting survivors of suicide loss to share their story.  Read more…