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NEW! New suicide prevention toolkit available Ensuring the seventh generation: A youth suicide prevention toolkit for tribal child welfare programs
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) was funded by the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, Inc. to develop and disseminate the Ensuring the seventh generation: Youth suicide prevention toolkit for child welfare and mental health programs. The toolkit was created to educate tribal child welfare workers of the warning signs of suicide, risk and protective factors, suicide prevention and intervention methods, and when such workers should seek professional mental health services for children. NICWA is the primary technical assistance provider for the tribal Systems of Care and Circles of Care grantees of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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NEW! Suicide prevention toolkit for rural primary care
This new product contains the information and tools needed to implement state-of-the-art suicide prevention practices in primary care settings. Although the tools are designed with the rural practice in mind, most are quite suitable for use in non-rural settings as well. By taking a systems approach, the kit offers the support necessary to establish the primary care provider as one member of a team, fully equipped to reduce suicide risk among their patients. The toolkit is available free through a web-based portal and was developed collaboratively by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Mental Health Program, with funding from the Health Resources Services Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

For more information http://www.sprc.org/pctoolkit/index.asp

SAMHSA announces FY 2010 guidance for submissions to National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides guidance for those interested in submitting programs and practices to its National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). The FY 2010 guidance notice was published in the June 23, 2009 Federal Register. NREPP is a voluntary rating and classification system designed to provide the public with reliable information on the scientific basis and practicality of interventions that prevent and/or treat mental and substance use disorders, including suicide prevention.

For more information http://tinyurl.com/mcrgdw

NEW! New substance abuse and mental health data available for analysis
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) provides free access to the most current and comprehensive national data on substance abuse and mental health. SAMHDA promotes the access and use of the nation's preeminent substance abuse and mental health research data by assuring accurate, public use data files and documentation to support a better understanding of this critical area of public health. SAMHDA is an initiative of the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

For more information http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA/index.html

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National:
Study finds surprising number of teens think they’ll die young, leading to risky behavior

State and Tribal:
Michigan : Why do so many Michigan youths ponder suicide?

International:
Canada: National suicide rates for First Nations youths

Research:
Recent psychopathology, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts in households with and without firearms: Findings from the National Comorbidity Study Replication.