Suicide Rates High Among Young American Indians | Time

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By Alexandra Sifferlin September 30, 2015 // Suicide Rates High Among Young American Indians | Time: “The significant rate of suicide by American Indian and Alaska Native youth is a major concern for tribal leaders, families, and youth themselves,” the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) said in a comment sent to TIME. “Leaders have initiated efforts centered around resilience, trauma-informed care, healing, and the reduction of systemic violence to provide supports to Native youth and peoples. Leaders are also working on a Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda that would have a national overarching approach to address suicide and other behavioral health issues in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, key national behavioral health priorities, and actions for consideration by stakeholders that leverage existing resources at all levels.”