National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (NAYSPS)

NAYSPS Coordinator

Chester Kinequon
Email: ckinequon@tatc.sk.ca
Phone: 306-835-2937
Cell: 306-835-3238

“How can we forget the broken when we never listen to their cries, how can we forget their sorrow when we never look and only pass by?
We never forget… we just listen to their screams echoing in the silence”.

Goals

Develop an Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Program that will increase protective(preventative)factors such as resiliency and reduce the risk factors associated with suicide.
NAYSPS encourages and supports the well-being of youth and families through a community-based approach of presentations, workshops and resources materials for the community. It increases awareness in understanding of suicide prevention amongst the youth and community members by helping to create a healthier community.
To increase protective (preventative) factors such as resiliency and reduce the risk factors.
Increase understanding, collaborative approaches and linkages.

Objectives

Increase awareness and understanding of Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention.
Strengthen key protective factors such as a strong sense of identity, meaning and purpose.
Strengthen and facilitate collaborative approaches and linkages with other agencies and organizations
Enhance knowledge development regarding what is known about what works in preventing Aboriginal Youth Suicide.
Gather First Nation Youth to discuss, educate and raise awareness of suicide prevention and healthy life styles.

NAYSPS

What can the National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy Program (NAYSPS) do for you?

Provide training on health issues
Promote and engage youth, families and adults to build self-esteem.
Explore Aboriginal Culture and Healing
Learn new skills to deal with mental health issues.

Here at the Touchwood Agency Tribal Council we will assist and support the youth, family and community members to address suicide prevention. This program also provides training for front line workers to develop and update appropriate locally driven workshops on mental health and social issues.

Emergence Help Lines
If you are in crisis now, please call any of the crisis
line number listed below or dial the Health line 811
if it’s an emergency dial 911.

Kids Help Phone: 1 (800) 668-6868
Canada Suicide Crisis Hotline: 1 (800) 448-3000
Saskatchewan Health Line: 811

Suicide prevention TATC
Maurice Longman: 1 (306) 835-7471
TATC Hep C/HIV line (Val Desjarlais)
Peer Support Contact: 1 (306) 835-7922
Vacant, Certified Counselor
TATC Addictions: 1 (306) 835-2937
TATC Psychologist
Rob Kirk: 1 (306) 539-2411
RCMP
1 (306) 835-5200 / 911

First Nation Health Centre’s
Kawacatoose: 1 (306) 835-2466
Muskowekwan: 1 (306) 274-4640
Daystar: 1 (306) 835-2883
George Gordon: 1 (306) 835-2020
George Gordon (Wellness Centre): 1 (306) 835-2258