Tribal-focused Mental Health First Aid and Community-defined Approaches to Suicide Prevention in Native American Youth

A Continuing Medical Education activity presented by the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing. This Native American Youth Mental Health ECHO didactic session features a presentation by Teresa Gomez, MA and Jennifer Nanez, LMSW as they explore Representation and Relevance – Adapting Youth Mental Health First Aid for Tribal Communities and Indigenous Peoples, followed by a presentation by Jeremiah Simmons, PhD on Community-defined Approached to Suicide Prevention in Native American Youth.

The information provided in the first presentation will help learners examine how the YMHFA for Tribal Communities and Indigenous Peoples better aligns with the unique history, challenges and resilience of Indigenous Youth, their families,Tribes and communities, understand the importance of the role culture plays in helping protect and heal Indigenous youth and their families, and acquire new knowledge in understanding suicidality in youth within the Native cultural context. The information provided in the second presentation will help learners identify three American Indian/Alaska Native specific resources to promote culturally relevant care, define at least three strength-based and culturally-adapted approaches to suicide prevention, and identify at least 3 strength-based or culturally-adapted practices that can be applied within individual, family, and/or community contexts.

Credit & MOC Details

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