Who We Are

About Us
This is a collaboration with the
Alaska Native Tribal Health
Consortium (ANTHC) and the
Indian Health Services (IHS) to
reduce the rate of suicide in
Alaska Native youth.

Contact Us

Alaska has one of the highest rates of

suicide per capita in the country.

Email: bkeener1@liberty.edu
Web:
http://brittanykeenerhlth634b01.
weebly.com/

Did you know?

The rate of suicide in the

United States was 12.57
suicides per 100,000 people
in 2013.
The rate of suicide in Alaska
was 23.4 suicides per
100,000 people in 2013.
The rate of suicide among
Alaska Native peoples was
35.1 per 100,000 people in
2007.
Alaska Native men aged 15
to 24 have the highest rate
of suicide among any
demographic in the country,
with an average of 141.6
suicides per 100,000 each
year between 2000 and
2009.

SUICIDE
PREVENTION IN
THE LAST
FRONTIER
Anchorage, AK

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You Are Not
Alone

Healthy People 2020

The target improvement
for Healthy People 2020
is to have a 10%
improvement in suicide
rates.

Mission &
Vision
The ANTHC mission and
vision are providing the
highest quality health
services in partnership
with our people and the
Alaska Tribal Health
System and that Alaska
Native people are the
healthiest people in the
world.
The IHS mission is to
raise the physical,
mental, social, and
spiritual health of
American Indians and
Alaska Natives to the
highest level.

Remember you are

Social Media
Outreach

not alone.

Risk Factors
Mental health
disorders
Substance abuse
Intergenerational
trauma
Community-wide
issues
Protective Factors
Increased
adherence to
cultural spirituality
Meaningful
community

Even those living in the

most remote villages in
Alaska have access to
the Internet and Social
Media.
Our program will utilize
this in order to reach the
Alaska Native youth
population.
By using the Internet,
even someone in a
geographically isolated
location can reach out for
help, which may not be
available locally in his or
her community.