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Stand Up Against Bullying in Indian Country: Bullying Prevention PSA

The Indian Health Service recently created a public service announcement (PSA) on bullying prevention in partnership with the Indian Health Board of Nevada Youth Advisory Council and the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The main thrust of the video is that bullying is not Native, and it doesn’t honor Native people’s traditions or culture. The IHS Division of Behavioral Health and the Youth Advisory Council have partnered to raise awareness about the serious problem of bullying affecting today’s youth. Bullying can take many forms: verbal, social, physical, or cyberbullying. For more information about bullying, visit stopbullying.gov Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov .

While bullying doesn’t cause suicide, a stressful environment and persistent, emotional victimization can increase a person’s risk of suicide. If you are, or someone you know is, in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov at 1–800–273–TALK (8255).

Download video [MP4 – 11.7 MB] | Transcript [Text – 1 KB]

Latest Issue of Behavioral Health Newsletter Focuses on Youth

Items covered in the latest issue of the Division of Behavioral Health Newsletter [PDF – 2.7 MB] are:

  • More than 7,000 cases of child neglect and abuse reported annually are American Indian or Alaska Native.
  • Bullied students suffer increased absenteeism, lowered academic achievement, increased anxiety, loss of self-esteem and confidence, depression, deterioration of physical health, and suicidal thinking.
  • Youth regional treatment centers are using evidence- and practice-based treatment models to help youth overcome their challenges and become healthy, resillient leaders.
  • In the Chickasaw Nation Suicide Awareness Walk this summer, participants wrote notes to their lost loved ones, shared personal stories, and supported each other.
  • The Indian Children’s Program provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and case services to children with disabilities.

Promising Practices Against Domestic Violence in Indian Country

Futures Without Violence, formerly the Family Violence Prevention Fund, has released a report for all Tribal and Urban Indian communities that want to learn about building effective health-based responses to victims of domestic violence. Building Domestic Violence Health Care Responses in Indian Country: A Promising Practices Report Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov offers strategies that can be replicated and shares lessons learned from local programs.

Vision

The Division of Behavioral Health envisions American Indian and Alaska Native communities achieving the highest levels of well-being through culturally based initiatives that integrate traditional practices and Western medicine in the context of holistic individual, family, community, and intergenerational health.

Mission

The mission of the Behavioral Health Division is to instill balance, wellness, and resilience throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities in partnership with Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian health organizations, as well as with federal, state, and local agencies. The Division seeks to foster excellence in holistic approaches that promote healthy lifestyles, families, and communities. The Division will coordinate national efforts to build capacity and share knowledge throughout Indian Country and will assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of culture- and community-based programming.

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