Mental Health
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center reported that suicide rates among Indigenous peoples were higher in 2018 than the overall U.S. suicide rate and that suicide is the eighth leading cause of death across all ages in native populations. Many factors contribute to these staggering numbers, creating a situation that is detrimental to the mental health of the community at large. Suicide is often the result of the inability to come to terms with complex mental health issues.
- Bereavement
- Childhood Abuse
- Community-wide issues like racism, cultural disconnection and alienation
- Domestic Abuse
- Long-term Physical Health Condition
- Neglect
- Physical Causes like a head injury or neurological condition
- Poverty & Debt
- Severe or Long-term Stress
- Social Isolation & Loneliness
- Substance Abuse
- Trauma
