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Suicide Prevention Committee

Welcome to the Indian Health Service Suicide Prevention Committee (SPC) website. The SPC mission is to develop, advocate for and coordinate a comprehensive cultural and community based approach to reduce suicidal behaviors and suicides in AI/AN communities.

Suicide is not a single problem; rather it is a single response to multiple problems.

 

Workgroup Members

• Suicide Prevention Committee members

SPC History, Work plan, and Policy Statement
 

Upcoming Training and Conferences

• SPC Trainings 2006

Conference Calls Notes

• Conference Notes call January 4, 2006
• Conference Notes call December 7, 2005
• Conference Notes Call November 2, 2005

Workgroup Meetings

• National Suicide Prevention Committee meeting in Albuquerque, NM on March 6-9,2006

Indian Country Resources and Links

Indian Health Service Area Activities

• Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility

Suicide Prevention Committee Presentations

• Dr. Marlene Echohawk

Suicide Prevention Activities with States

Suicide Data and Reports

• Centers for Disease and Control website for Youth Suicide Prevention Programs at:
http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/p0000024/p0000024.asp

Suicide Journal Articles and Research Articles

• Echohawk, Marlene. (2006). "Suicide prevention efforts in one area of Indian Health Service, USA.

National Suicide Resources

• IHS Community Suicide Prevention Website: http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/nspn/
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Exit Disclaimer
• Suicide Prevention Action Network USA at: http://www.spanusa.org Exit Disclaimer <
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center at: http://www.sprc.org/ Exit Disclaimer
• National Strategy for Sucide Prevention at: http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/
• National Suicide Prevention Directory at: http://www.darkmother.com/nspd1.html
• National Institute of Mental Health Suicide Prevention website at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideprevention/index.cfm

Contact Information:

Marlene Echohawk, Ph.D.
Health Science Administrator
Behavioral Health Program
Indian Health Service
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 443-2589
Marlene.Echohawk@ihs.gov

 

 

 

 

 

 

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