2023 Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture

Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination of the American Indian Life Skills Suicide Prevention Intervention

Speaker:
Teresa D. LaFromboise, PhD
Professor of Developmental and Psychological Sciences, Graduate School of Education • Director, Native American Studies, Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity, School of Humanities and Sciences •
Stanford University

Muwekma Ohlone homelands

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Learning objectives:

• Identify at least two unique aspects of suicidal behavior in the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population.
• Discuss four target skills and three mediating factors associated with the AILS school-based suicide prevention intervention.
• Display increased collaboration with tribal, state, local or federal colleagues to implement mental health interventions to reduce inequities and ultimately reduce the suicide rates of AI/ANs.
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Services Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.