Eve’s Fund embraced a message of hope once again this year as it co-sponsored a three-day suicide prevention youth retreat during the late summer. The retreat, called Native H.O.P.E. (Helping our People Endure), took place at the Moenkopi Community Center in Moenkopi, Ariz., on the Hopi Nation. Forty Native youth, ages 10 through 18, attended the program. The Meth & Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) Project, coordinated by Mitzi Lee of Tuba City Regional Health Care in Tuba City, … [Read more...] about Supporting suicide prevention—bringing HOPE to Native youth
Eve’s Fund co-sponsors suicide prevention workshop for Navajo youth
In December 2014, Eve’s Fund co-sponsored a two-day suicide prevention program called Native H.O.P.E. (Helping our People Endure) at the To'Hajiilee Community School, located in Bernalillo, NM on the Navajo Nation. Several community groups provided resources for the workshop, which was led by Clayton Small, Ph.D., head of the non-profit organization Native Pride. Suicide is a serious public health problem in New Mexico and the second leading cause of death among youth and adults ages … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund co-sponsors suicide prevention workshop for Navajo youth
Suicide Prevention: A Culture-Based Approach in Indian Country
by Clayton Small, PhD “Why are you still holding on to the past? It’s been long time ago!” Most American Indian–Alaska Native (AI/AN) people have heard this comment from a non-Indian at some time in their lives. Upon hearing this comment, they shake their heads and say to themselves, “Where do I begin, and how do I help you understand?!” This cultural divide is very real and is caused by misunderstanding, lack of knowledge, denial, and unwillingness to hear the truth. Humans are for the most … [Read more...] about Suicide Prevention: A Culture-Based Approach in Indian Country
Eve’s Fund to sponsor Native H.O.P.E. Suicide Prevention Workshop
FARMINGTON, N.M. — Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives, in partnership with Four Corners Regional Health Center and Utah Navajo Health System, will sponsor a suicide prevention workshop on October 30-31 at Whitehorse High School in Montezuma Creek, Utah. Dr. Clayton Small, a clinical psychologist and internationally known trainer in the areas of suicide prevention, team-trust building and youth leadership development, will conduct the educational program known as … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund to sponsor Native H.O.P.E. Suicide Prevention Workshop
Eve’s Fund Co-Sponsors Native H.O.P.E. Conference
“Once you choose hope, anything's possible.” Christopher Reeve For the third consecutive year, Eve’s Fund has co-sponsored a suicide prevention program, called Native H.O.P.E. (Helping our People Endure), in partnership with Native Pride, a non-profit organization, which offers culture- based programs that focus on prevention, wellness and leadership development. American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest suicide rates of all ethnic groups in the United States, and suicide is … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund Co-Sponsors Native H.O.P.E. Conference
