On August 15th, Healthy Native Youth (HNY) celebrated its 8th birthday! It has been a wonderful journey! Healthy Native Youth is brought to you by a collective of partners from Alaska to the Lower 48, who come together to offer culturally-relevant curricula, tools, and resources! Thank you for your support.

It is Back-To-School season and autumn is coming soon. September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Sexual Health Awareness Month – important health topics in Native communities.

Enjoy this month’s issue and get started by watching We R Native's Ask Your Relative celebrity video from Dallas Goldtooth!

Healthy Native Youth Website Spotlights

HNY Online Training: Mind 4 Health

Free 90-minute Gatekeeper Training for Caring Adults

Mind4Health is an online or text message training for caring adults that will prepare them to support and refer youth when they see or post concerning messages online. The 90-minute gatekeeper training is perfect for teachers, parents, counselors, coaches, and other caring adults. The training was designed by the THRIVE Suicide Prevention Project at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), to help community gatekeepers identify youth in need of support and connect them to appropriate services.

Tip: Offer Mind4Health as a professional development training opportunity during a school in-service, all-staff meeting, or general community gathering over food. 

Text Message Campaign for Caring Adults: Mind4Health

Mind4Health includes a text message service for caring adults to help them nurture conversations about mental health. Weekly text messages offer tips + tools to help adults talk with youth about wellness skills. The messages will expand your Mental Health toolbox covering 3 phases: Respond, Heal, and Grow.

To join, text the phrase Mind4Health to 65664. 

Implementation Toolbox: Where Do I Start? 

Adolescent Health Program Planning

There are tools in the Healthy Native Youth Implementation Toolbox that can help - wherever you and your community are in the adolescent health program planning process.



If you don't know where to start, don't worry! We've got you! To find your best starting point, visit: Where Do I Start?  

National Suicide Prevention Month

Mental Health Resources for Communities

Raise Awareness for Suicide Prevention Month

The THRIVE Project at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) has created culturally-relevant mental health resources to raise awareness about suicide prevention, including knowing the warning signs and what to do in a crisis.

The Healthy Native Youth team leverages THRIVE under the adolescent health project umbrella. Find mental health resources for your youth, classrooms, parents/relatives, clinics, and communities.

• THRIVE at NPAIHB Homepage
• THRIVE Linktree
• HNY Resources for Youth
• HNY Stand Alone Lessons: Mental Health & Self Care
• We R Native: My Mind Homepage

Sexual Health Awareness Month

Sex Education Resources for Native Youth, Parents, and Communities

Culturally-Relevant, Age Appropriate, Medically Accurate Info

The NPAIHB also leads the Project Red Talon Regional Partner Network that works to coordinate outreach, education, and technical assistance efforts across IHS regions to disseminate best practices for improved HIV/STI/HCV prevention and care for AI/AN people. PRT's regional partners work with Tribes in their regions to eliminate HIV/STI/HCV for holistic, inclusive health for Native people.

Tip: Share sexual health resources with the appropriate audience in your school, community, and families.

• HNY Stand Alone Lessons: Sexual Health & Healthy Relationships
• We R Native: Relationships, Dating & Sexual Health Homepage
• Native Health Resources: Order Sexual Health Materials
• Indian Country ECHO: For Clinicians and Providers
• Paths Remembered: Two Spirit-LGBTQ+ Health

FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS

Spawn Safely! ANTHC recognizes Sexual Health Awareness Month

Waqaa! Cama’i! September is Sexual Health Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is ‘Spawn Safely Awareness’ which encourages everyone to consider the importance of their own sexual health. To promote participation, we are doing a weekly state-wide giveaway throughout the month!



The giveaways are for Alaskans only, so only those with a valid Alaska mailing address are eligible to win. Entries are accepted until the end of September and drawings will be held weekly. Winners for the last week will be contacted the first week of October. 

Community of Practice: Fall Registration is Open

The Healthy Native Youth Community of Practice officially kicks off on September 11th - beginning the 7th year of collaborative learning! The Fall sessions will highlight the array of curricula, tools, and resources that the Healthy Native Youth website offers. Gather with us to see what HNY has to help you kick-start your local adolescent health programs this school year!

Find us in the Field!

Upcoming Outreach to Native Students & Educators

Look for us and our regional partners out in the field this Fall. Let us know how we can help you! 

Bullying Prevention Month and

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

www.healthynativeyouth.org

www.npaihb.org/thrive

www.wernative.org

www.pathsremembered.org

www.npaihb.org/project-red-talonpprojec

www.indiancountryecho.org

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