On #GivingTuesday until the end of 2021, please help Eve's Fund raise critically needed funds in support of Native teen suicide prevention programs in Indian Country. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to help fund a series of suicide prevention workshops and retreats for vulnerable teens on the Navajo Nation, to be conducted by our community partner, Native H.O.P.E., a program of Native Pride. Hope is in short supply, especially at this time of year. Suicide is a public health … [Read more...] about Supporting Native Teen Suicide Prevention on Giving Tuesday
World Mental Health Day: October 10, 2020
Eve’s Fund joins organizations from around the globe in commemorating World Mental Health Day 2020 on October 10. Celebrated for the first time in 1992, the mission of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues and challenges facing people throughout the world. The organization also mobilizes support for the idea that good mental health is a universal human right. Mental Health for All This year's theme set by the World Federation for Mental … [Read more...] about World Mental Health Day: October 10, 2020
Supporting suicide prevention—bringing HOPE to Native youth
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
