In Response to Recent Events
Resources to Support Healing & Grief
Tribal people across North America have experienced great loss and pain from historical events, which leads to historicaltrauma. This historical trauma can affect us today when we read about the pain our relatives endured. We encourage you all totake some time today to care for yourself, and your loved ones. Some ways to do that are talking to a trusted friend or adult, deep/box breathing, prayer, and ceremony. We can heal through our Traditional Ways of Knowing, and through our relationships with our community. It has been a heavy time as this news has circulated, and we are thinking of you all and holding your families close.
Source: List curated by NPAIHB Behavioral Health and THRIVE projects.
The Indian Residential School Survivors Society in Vancouver, BC has an emergency crisis line available for 24/7, freesupport. You can reach them at 1-866-925-4419.
Lines for Life has a Racial Equity Support Line that can be reached at 503-575-3764.
Text NATIVE to 741-741 to chat with a trained crisis counselor at the Crisis Text Line.
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition has a list of resources for trauma responsesavailable here.
THRIVE, in partnership with Kauffman and Associates Inc., hosted a webinar on June 4th about Embracing Cultural and Traditional Healing Practices. To access the recording, please click here.
THRIVE, in partnership with Kauffman and Associates Inc., hosted a webinar on August 27th about Grieving and Mental Health. To access the recording, please click here. (Passcode: w7GPB*w9)
NPAIHB hosts virtual Boarding School Healing Conversations with Danica Brown on the fourth Friday of every month from 12-1:00pm PST. To join us, email Karin Dean to request the Zoom meeting link (kdean@npaihb.org). Please note these conversations will not take place in November & December due to holiday closures.
The Native Wellness Institute has weekly virtual power hours every Wednesday from 12-1:00pm PST via Facebook Live to promote healing and wellness.
The Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC) provides webinar series, fact sheets, and tips on grief, loss, and bereavement. Resources can be found here.
MHTCC hosted a Virtual Learning Institute on Grief Sensitivity in late 2020. Access the entire archive of recordings and resources from the series, below:
