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Page 8 Spilyay Tymoo May 4 For your Master’s of Education Congratulations, Krysten (Ms. Saldaña) on earning your Master’s of Education Degree from George Fox University! I’m sure your past, present and future students and staff members at the Warm Springs Academy appreciate all your hard work to be the best that you can be for them! Special thanks to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and Carroll at Higher Education for supporting and helping Krysten earn her degree. You are amazing , Kr ysten, and we are so proud of you! Love, Mom, Dad, Dylan and Hayden and Anthony, Keira, Ethan and Olivia. Coming to Indian Country: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board suicide prevention project— called Tribal Health-Reach- ing out InVolves Everyone, or THRIVE—has partnered with the Indian Health Ser- vices, tribes and tribal orga- nizations across Indian Coun- tr y. Together, they are devel- oping the 988 direct 3-digit mental health emer gency re- source. Why do we need 988? Suicide is the second lead- ing cause of death for Na- tive youth ages 10-24. Na- tive communities experience the highest rates of suicide amongst all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., and sui- cide rates among American Indian and Alaska Native communities rose by 118 percent between 1999 and 2017. Suicide is preventable. 988 is one step in the direc- tion of saving lives. This early intervention can reduce the burden on 911 and hos- pital services. 988 will move mental health and substance use services out of the shad- ows and into the main- stream; it will send a message that healing and getting help are normal and important parts of life. What is 988? 988 is a direct three-digit line to trained National Sui- cide Prevention Llifeline cri- sis counselors that will go live July 16, 2022. With an easy to remember 3-digit num- ber, the Lifeline hopes to reach many more people in emotional crisis. This service is provided free of charge to the caller. Any person of any age can call or text 988. Services will be available 24/7, year round. They will include a text option, translation ser- vices for non-English speak- ers, accessible options for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and services for minors. How will this affect our community? The impact of 988 will vary from community to community. If your commu- nity has reliable phone and 911 services, it will now have access to 988, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Community members will be able to receive confi- dential services during men- tal health emergencies with minimal involvement of po- lice or hospitals. If you live in an area where connecting to 911 is difficult, you may experience the same with 988. Please know that chatting via the suicidepreventionlifeline.org website, texting NATIVE to the Crisis Text Line at 741741, or texting 988 when available in July may be the best ways to connect in this communities. What happens when you call, or text, 988? You will be connected with a trained crisis worker from a local crisis center. Wait times are anticipated to be under one minute. The caller can talk about any emotional crisis, not just sui- cide. The crisis worker will use active listening to assess risk, determine if a person is in danger, and assist the person in feeling better and accessing resources. If the crisis worker believes the caller is in danger, he or she will work with the caller to care a safety plan that does not require calling emer- gency services. Less than 3 percent of calls result in dis- patching 911 services. If you are calling about a friend or family member who is in distress, the per- son on the phone will walk you through how to help and provide resources.
