Awareness Month
Thrive Conference Registration
Registration is now OPEN - 9th Annual THRIVE Conference!
Join us this summer and spend a week in the city of roses! This conference will focus on building protective factors and help Native youth to strengthen their nation through culture, prevention, connections, and empowerment! Participants will learn about healthy lifestyle choices like healthy behaviors, suicide prevention, healthy relationships, and building new friendships through FIVE (5) interactive workshop tracks.
Alcohol and Drug Prevention
April is Alcohol and Drug Prevention Month. You affect other people, even if you don’t think you do. People notice your actions. You have influence. Think about it. What someone sees you do, can change their life. That one choice strengthens you, strengthens others, and strengthens your Nation.

Remember you strengthen your nation! For more information about the I Strengthen My Nation alcohol and drug prevention media campaign please click here. If you are looking for tools to help engage youth, please click here for great resources to track change and use.

April is also Sexual Assault Prevention Awareness Month. If you are looking for activities or ideas to help observe the month, check out these great resources. If you, or a youth you know is need of support around Sexual Assault please visit Rainn.Org or Call 800.656.HOPE (4673). You can also call the AI/AN Strong Hearts Helpline at 1.844.762.8483 or visit Strongheartshelpline.org.
Helping AI/AN youth develop healthy decision-making skills through the Native STAND Program

Native STAND – Students Together Against Negative Decisions – is a healthy decision-making curriculum that reduces risky behaviors surrounding STIs, teen pregnancy, and healthy relationships. The program is designed for high school age youth, and includes interactive exercises organized into 27 sessions. The Native STAND Teacher’s Guide is available on the Healthy Native Youth portal.

Youth who participate in the program report sharing information they learned with their peers and getting involved in youth leadership activities.

The Native STAND Club at Ronan High School created this video about what they learned in the program.

New Text Messaging Resource for Teens: Text for Sex Ed

We R Native's Sexual Health Text Message Service - Text SEX to 97779 - is Growing! By visiting We R Native , teens can sign themselves up and invite up to three friends to join "Text 4 Sex Ed." Participants will receive 2 evidence-based sexual health tips per week for 12 weeks. Encourage youth in your community to sign up! They'll get everything they need to know about sex and healthy relationships delivered privately to their phone.
NPAIHB Tribal Youth Delegate Recruitment
NPAIHB Tribal Youth Delegate Applications Available
The NPAIHB is currently recruiting Native Youth to participate in the Tribal Youth Delegate Program. Youth Delegates are a group of Native youth who represent the tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. They collaborate to share their voice on health programs and policies, and learn more about health and wellness careers.

For more information, text DELEGATE to 97779 and check out our website here >>

Applications are due by 11:59 pm on May 19, 2019
Coming Next Month
Physical Health and Mental Health: Finding a Nice Balance
What have you done for your Mind, Body, and Spirit?

Mental health is one of our greatest assets. Mind, body, and spirit are all connected, requiring harmony and balance to promote health and wellbeing. May is Mental Health month and the hashtag #4Mind4Body can help spread the word which Inspires others to raise awareness and take part in sharing information, support and resources.

Next month we will share some ways to boost your mental health and general wellness using the hashtag #4Mind4Body ! Here are 7 basic movements to get you started from Well for Culture.

Some other Great Resources for You:
May 5th - National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Click here on for ways to raise awareness.

For additional resources from toolkits to films and podcasts click here.

If you are looking for something small, that anyone can do, please wear Red on May 5th.
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