UMass Amherst team works with Alaska native villages for suicide prevention

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) The intervention, 'Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide' was developed by Lisa Wexler and Cris Smith at UMass Amherst with colleagues from Northwest Alaska and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Wexler and colleagues pilot-tested the program in 10 Native Alaska communities over the past year. They've now received a five-year, $3.5 million grant from NIMH to expand the project 're-envisioning it to adapt to a new region,' as she explains.

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