American Samoa Suicide
SAMHSA Grant Opportunity: Cooperative Agreements for State-Sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention
The State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Program is designed to build on the foundation of prior suicide prevention efforts in order to support States and tribes in developing and implementing statewide or tribal youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies, grounded in public/private collaboration. Such efforts must involve public/private collaboration among youth-serving institutions and agencies and should include schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, foster care systems, substance abuse and mental health programs, and other child and youth supporting organizations. ... [Read More]
Health Problems in Asian American/Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian Women
Suicide, or the taking of one's own life, is a tragic problem. Asian Americanwomen have the highest suicide rate among women 65 or older. And suicide rates are higherthan the national average for Native Hawaiians. One possible reason for the higher rate ofsuicide among Asian American/Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian women is that seekingmental health support is not socially acceptable in those cultures. And many of them waitto seek treatment until symptoms of mental health problems, such as depression, reachcrisis levels. Nearly one out of two Asian American/Pacific Islanders will have problemsusing mental health treatment because they do not speak English or cannot find servicesthat meet their language needs. You can help prevent suicide. You can call 911,1-800-SUICIDE, or the number of a suicide crisis center (you can find the number in yourphone book) if you feel suicidal or know someone who talks about it. It is important totalk with someone right away. ... [Read More]
OAT - FCC Filing on Underserved Insular Areas
Given these statistics, it is not surprising that almost all health indicators for islanders are worse than those in the United States, particularly in the freely associated states (FAS). For example, average life expectancy in the jurisdictions is 69.1 years compared with 76.0 years in the U.S. Infant mortality (deaths per 1,000 births) is very high in the FAS, ranging from 46.0 in the Federated States of Micronesia to 26.0 in Palau compared with 7.2 in the U.S. Diabetes, cancer, tuberculosis, tobacco use, alcohol abuse, and suicide are serious health problems in many of the jurisdictions. 4 ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
[Federal Register: May 9, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 90)][Notices] [Page 23703-23705]From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:fr09my01-89] -----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention[Program Announcement 01069] Cooperative Agreement for Suicide Prevention Research Center; Notice of Availability of FundsA. Purpose The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds for a cooperative agreement program for a Suicide Prevention Research Center (SPRC). This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus area of Violent and Abusive Behavior and Unintentional Injuries. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support existing activities of an SPRC that target at-risk populations including American Indian/Alaskan Natives, African-American males, young adolescents and the elderly. SPRC ... [Read More]
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