Yes, suicide rates appear to have gone up in 2015, but there are solutions. We’ll talk to researchers who have been working with communities in the YK Delta for 20 years developing prevention programs based on Yup’ik values instead of Western systems and about the effectiveness of some Western systems. We’ll also delve into both historical trauma and historical resiliency – what makes our communities and people stronger.
HOST: Anne Hillman
GUESTS:
- Bill Charles – Regional Director for the Qungasvik Projects
- Kate Burkhart – Statewide Suicide Prevention Program
- Kyle Wark (tentative) – First Alaskans Institute
- Statewide callers
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- Call 550-8422 (Anchorage) or 1-800-478-8255 (statewide) during the live broadcast
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- Send email to talk@alaskapublic.org (comments may be read on air)
LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Anne Hillman is the healthy communities editor at Alaska Public Media and a host of Hometown, Alaska. Reach her atahillman@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Annehere.
