National Aboriginal youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (NAYSPS)

NAYSPS activities include the following program elements:

• Primary Prevention: support activities that focus on mental health promotion activities that increase resiliency and reduce risk among Aboriginal youth.
• Secondary Prevention: support activities that focus on supporting collaborative, community-based approaches to suicide prevention.
• Tertiary Prevention: support activities that focus on increasing the effectiveness of crisis response, stabilization and after care for survivors.
• Knowledge Development: support activities that aim to improve what we know and what works in the field of Aboriginal youth suicide prevention.