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THRIVE (Tribal Health Reaching Out InVolves Everyone) has undergone some big changes. Maleah Nore is pursuing a master’s degree in public health, while Aurora Martinez has stepped into the position of THRIVE Suicide Prevention Project Coordinator. Colbie Caughlan is still the THRIVE Project Coordinator and Jane Manthei is the new text messaging specialist. THRIVE has also gained multiple new employees, Shane Lopez-Johnston as the 988 Project Director, Helena Darrow as the Zero Suicide Initiative Project Manager, and Lisa DiBianco, as an Eval Specialist with the Board. We are excited about the team’s growth and wish Maleah all the best as she continues her education.
THRIVE has worked to continue the caring message campaigns, update the Mind4Health: concerning post-training, and has a new toolkit that will be released after the new year.
All three Caring Text Message interventions for AI/AN youth, college students, and Veterans, since their launch (through June 2023), 427 youth have signed up, 109 young adults have signed up for college caring messages, and 31 have signed up for the veteran’s caring messages with Nearly 100 new participants signed-up in 2023. The dissemination of the campaigns on social media from July 2022 – June 2023 had over 140,000 impressions and 1,773 profile views, depending on the social media platform. Staff also mailed out over 350 packages of over 90,000 print materials across Indian Country.
We are also very excited to announce that planning for the 2024 THRIVE Conference is beginning!
The Conference will be held at the Portland State University campus from June 24 - 28, 2024. Tribal youth ages 13-19 from the Pacific Northwest and beyond will build protective factors, connect with Indigenous peers and mentors, gain healthy coping mechanisms, and embrace their culture and identity, all while learning through art, service, and movement.
Conference registration opens in early April.
Registration is free; tribes from our service region (Washington, Oregon, and Idaho) will be prioritized in registration.
To receive updates about the conference or anything else going on with the THRIVE project, email THRIVE Project Coordinator Aurora Martinez at [email protected] to be added to the THRIVE Listserv.
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