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The power of connection, culture, and care plays a vital role in our overall health. During September’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ANTHC will promote skills-based activities and participate in events aimed at enhancing our connections with community, culture, and caring for ourselves and others.
Tell Your Heart Story online activity
This year’s online activity will focus on the role that connection, culture and care play in increasing our resiliency and overall mental health and wellness. Throughout the month, build connections with others, engage in traditional activities and practice care for yourself and others, then tell us about your experience for a chance to win $100 in Amazon gift cards! If you provide your email in survey question 9 you will be eligible for another $100 amazon gift card drawing. Prize winners will be selected at random. One entry per person. Must be a resident of Alaska to be eligible. Participate at anthc.org/TYHS.
Events
Join ANTHC and community partners for the Out of Darkness Walk on Saturday, Sept. 6 at West Anchorage High School. Register at https://afspwalks.donordrive.com/Anchorage Check-in starts at 9 a.m. and the event begins at 10 a.m. Check out the event page on Facebook for more details.
ANTHC Behavioral Health and the Injury Prevention Program will host a Beaded Suicide Prevention Awareness Ribbon activity from noon – 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24 at ANTHC Lodging on Tudor Centre, located at 4001 Tudor Centre Drive in Anchorage.
Resources
The ANTHC Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic offers telehealth counseling, group counseling, assessments and referral support to adult Tribal beneficiaries anywhere in Alaska. You can access our care from your personal cell phone or computer. To learn more or become a client, visit anthc.org/bhwc or call (907) 729-2492 Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress. That could be:
- Thoughts of suicide,
- Mental health or substance use crisis, or
- Any other kind of emotional distress
You can call 988 or chat with a professional at 988lifeline.org for yourself or a loved one you are worried about who may need crisis support.
StrongHearts Native Helpline is a free, 24/7 confidential domestic, dating, and sexual violence helpline offering culturally appropriate support for Alaska Native and American Indian people. Call 1-844-762-8483 or chat online here.
The Trevor Project offers free, confidential, 24/7 crisis support for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in suicidal or emotional crisis. Call 1-866-488-7386, text “START” to 678-678, or chat online here.
