More than 30,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year. It is this country's 11th leading cause of death. All tribal youth are asking for is a voice and to feel like they're a priority to leaders and policy makers.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM-Youth involved in the University of New Mexico's Honoring Native Life initiative want to be heard. The Native American Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse, a resource to tribes in New Mexico for suicide prevention and suicide response, today helped their voices reach far and wide with the release of a video directed toward tribal leaders and policy makers.
"What we need from our tribal leaders and policy makers is more sympathy towards the different generations that exist in our communities – the elders, parents, adults, youth, adolescents," says a participant in the video. "Somet...
