WISCONSIN UNITED
for MENTAL HEALTH

The suicide rate among American Indians/Alaska Natives is 50 percent higher than the national rate; rates of co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse (especially alcohol) are also higher among Native youth and adults. Because few data have been collected, the full nature, extent and sources of these disparities remains a matter of conjecture.

Resources

National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research

National Indian Child Welfare Association

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (services provided in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota)