8/29 Gen-I NOW: #IndigenousLove Tweet Circle on Dating Violence & Healthy Relationships

On Tuesday, August 29, Generation Indigenous partnered with StrongHearts Native Helpline and Native Love to host a Tweet Circle chat to discuss teen dating violence and healthy relationships among Native youth. Joining the chat was Jazmyn Espinoza, a Gen-I Youth Ambassador, 2015 Champion for Change, and advocate for sexual assault survivors. Native youth, educational and advocacy organizations, schools, and others were incited to join […]

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Childhood Obesity and Diabetes Findings from New IHS Report

The Indian Health Service (IHS) released a new report Obesity and Overweight in American Indian and Alaska Native Children (AI/AN), 2006–2015 – with survey findings that studied obesity and overweight trends in AI/AN children from October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2017. Data was collected and used from each federally funded health care facility that serves AI/AN […]

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SAMHSA Youth Empowerment Webinar Spotlight: Mariah Gladstone

The Center for Native American Youth partnered with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Tribal Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center for a three-part webinar series on youth empowerment in Indian Country. On June 21, 2017, CNAY and SAMHSA featured 2017 Champion for Change Mariah Gladstone. She discussed her work as founder of Indigikitchen, […]

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Serve as an Objective Reviewer for the Indian Health Service

Are you a community member with experience serving and working in Indian Country? The Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) is looking to expand recruitment efforts for their objective review committees (ORC) for their notice of funding opportunities. The IHS DBH is seeking community members with experience serving and working in Tribal communities to serve as objective […]

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