Helps high schools, school districts, and their partners design and implement strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health among their students.

Center for Native American Youth
Center for Native American Youth
Helps high schools, school districts, and their partners design and implement strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health among their students.
Was made permanent in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010. See full text of the bill, or a summary of key provisions.
The Tragedy of Native American Youth Suicide (2010) by Senator Byron Dorgan
Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (bill summary or full text under Title II) and a resources page from the National Indian Law Library.
Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2009 (See bill summary or text)
A report by the National Congress of American Indians details the history and underlying principles of tribal governance and the state of Native peoples today.