Native & Indigenous Support Resources

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - American Indian, Alaska Natives, Indigenous Peoples

Phone: 988 (24/7, free confidential)

Website: American Indian, Alaska Natives, Indigenous Peoples - 988 Lifeline

Your mental health and wellness is a priority. American Inian, Alaska Natives, and Indigenous Peoples communities are placed at a higher risk due to historical trauma, and compounding discrimination and oppression, in conjunction with a lack of investment into supportive resources. If you are in need of support, you can call, text, or chat with 988. We are available 24/7. The 988 Lifeline works to ensure that all people have access to the support and resources reflective of their own needs. We are always here for you.

StrongHearts Native Helpline 

Phone: (1-844-7-NATIVE, or 1-844-762-8483)

Website: https://strongheartshelpline.org/

  • A 24/7 safe, confidential and anonymous domestic violence, abuse, and sexual violence helpline for Indigenous folx.

We R Native 

Phone: (1-844-7-NATIVE, or 1-844-762-8483)

Website: https://strongheartshelpline.org/

  • We are a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them. We strive to promote holistic health and positive growth in our local communities and nation at large.

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center

Phone: 406.477.3896
Toll-Free: 855.649.7299

Website: Welcome | NIWRC

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Inc. (NIWRC) is a Native-led nonprofit organization committed to ending violence against Native women, children, and communities. We provide national leadership in addressing violence within Tribal communities by amplifying the voices of grassroots advocates and offering resources, technical assistance, training, and policy development. Our work strengthens Tribal sovereignty, creating lasting change to protect Native women and their families.

Indian Health Service - Mental Health

Website: Mental Health | Indian Health Service (IHS)

The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides community-based mental health clinical and preventive services that provides access to a vital outpatient mental health counseling, dual diagnosis services, mental health crisis response and triage teams, case management services, community-based prevention programming, outreach, and health education activities.

Indian Country Child Trauma Center

Website: https://www.icctc.org/index.html

The Indian Country Child Trauma Center (ICCTC) was established in 2004 to develop trauma-related treatment protocols, outreach materials, and service delivery guidelines specifically designed for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and their families. It is housed at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. ICCTC is the premier training center for training in treatment of childhood trauma for Indian Country.

The objectives of the ICCTC are to develop trauma-related treatment protocols based on current evidence-based models that have been adapted for use with Native populations; provide training in the protocols and disseminate the developed materials throughout Indian Country; and provide treatment providers with resources to intervene with Native children and their families exposed to various types of trauma. The materials developed by the ICCTC will incorporate Native cultural perspectives and traditions and are sufficiently flexible to accommodate the substantial variability in cultural practices among Native people.

One Sky Center

Website: https://www.oneskycenter.org/

Mission
To improve prevention and treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems and services among Native people.

Goals
The objectives of the National Resource Center include:

  • Promote and nurture effective and culturally appropriate mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services for Native populations.

  • Identify culturally appropriate, effective evidence-based mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment practices and disseminate them so that they can be applied successfully across diverse tribal communities.

  • Provide technical assistance, training and products to expand the capacity and quality of mental heath and substance abuse prevention and treatment practitioners serving Native populations.

Crisis Text Line - Native/Indigenous Keyword

Text NATIVE to 741741

(24/7 Access to Trained Crisis Counselors)

Provides immediate, text-based confidential support for Native/Indigenous individuals

Suicide Prevention Resource Center - AI/AN Focus

Website: Resources for Tribal Communities – Suicide Prevention Resource Center

These resources can support people who work with Tribal communities, organizations, and individuals in promoting and accessing culturally appropriate suicide prevention and postvention information and tools. We refer to this as “being a good relative.”

National Indian Council on Aging, Inc.

Website: Nicoa.org – National Indian Council On Aging

The National Indian Council On Aging, Inc. (NICOA), a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1976 by members of the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association that called for a national organization focused on aging American Indian and Alaska Native elders.