The Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) is a national pilot demonstration project focused on addressing two of the most pressing public health concerns in American Indian and Alaska Native communities -- methamphetamine use and suicide. The MSPI, funded by the Indian Health Service, supports Federal, Tribal, and urban programs that are developing innovative and promising approaches to reduce the methamphetamine and suicide crisis in Indian Country. Some of these programs have generously agreed to share their stories, so that other communities can learn about and benefit from the work being done by the MSPI programs.


Seeing Hope and Promising Results in
White Earth Reservation’s Native Alive Program
The Native Alive campaign is one of the White Earth Tribe’s strategies to address the issue of suicide. With the incidence of suicide increasing, both on the reservation and across the country, the Tribe recognized the necessity of such a program....

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St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s
Multi-Media Messaging Campaign
Over the last two and a half years, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has utilized MSPI funding to develop and launch a successful multi-media campaign designed to encourage people to seek help for emotional problems and to discourage drug abuse...

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A Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Pueblo Country;
The Work of Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos
The Community of Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos (FSIP or Five Sandoval) recognizes the serious threat that methamphetamine and suicide pose to our local American Indian and Alaska Native communities...

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The Gila River Indian Community’s Equine Programs The Gila River Indian Community is committed to increasing awareness of education on healthy life choices and determined to support community members as they work toward achieving health and wellness...

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The Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s “Cooking for the Health of It” “Cooking for the Health of It” is a promising practice program created by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s Centered Spirit Program. Taking an Integrated Behavioral Health approach...

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