Native Connections - Suicide prevention

The Chunte Washake Strong Hearts-Native Connections Project in its fifth year, has served Native youth 13 to 24 in 4 Nebraska Panhandle Counties by building a collaborative network of public health, education, and treatment providers. NMRC has done this by initiating a team-based outreach, using Mentors to connect youth at risk and implementing culturally responsive and best practices in the form of training's, group support and outings/events in communities and in partnership with key institutions.

Community Support Network

Our Native Native Connections Program has Developed a Native-led evidence-based community support network in the Nebraska Panhandle for Native youth who experience risks of suicide, substance misuse, and mental health issues.

If you are a youth who reside within the panhandle and would like more information or to be paired with on of our mentors, sign up here.

Mentee Interest Form

Best Practice Prevention Intervention

Our project has been successful in Developing and implementing training in the NW Panhandle on best practice prevention interventions for Native Youth experiencing mental health and substance-abuse related issues.

Suicide Prevention Trainings

Our project currently offers suicide prevention training open to the community at no cost. Click on the links for further information.

If you are interested in taking the training, or know of someone who is you can signup here. Open to all adult community members, providers and educators.

Training signup

Resources

This project is funded by grant number #1H79SM084160 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA , US Department of Health and Human Services HHS. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA and US HHS.