YOUTH PROGRAM SERVICES Stay tuned in to the upcoming ANCHR 2023 activities and access APIA noteworthy news and events by checking out our Tide Pool Times Newsletter (see this month’s newsletter here)! Or follow us on Instagram @unangaxyouth! Suicide Prevention Training:  Request a training here.  Substance Use Prevention Training:  Request a training here.  Southwest Alaska Heath Education Center (SW AHEC) Healthcare Pipeline Programming:  Exciting opportunities for youth and college students to explore the various professions in the health care field await! Through SW AHEC courses, high school students can receive college credit and may obtain CPR, First Aid, BLS, QPR, Blood Bourne Pathogen and Emergency Trauma Technician certifications. College students also broaden their experience in rural Aleutian and Bristol Bay communities through a two-year classroom and community-based program at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Southwest Alaska Heath and Resilience Steering Committee:  The steering committee is organized by SW AHEC and the APIA Youth Services Program. Members convene to steer future programming related to topics like suicide prevention and wellness initiatives for youth living in the Aleutian Pribilof Islands and Bristol Bay Regions.  Mission Statement: [To] maintain ancestral teachings and incorporate contemporary models of resiliency to address holistic health needs across the Aleutian Pribilof Islands and Bristol Bay Regions, spanning youth to Elders. Vision Statement: That each person is safe, loved, honored, valued and feels pride living by our ancestral teachings. That the youth feel connected, inspired, highly capable and have pride in their identity and culture. Our communities are mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually healthy and infused with the cultural wisdom of our Elders. Interested in joining the cause?  Please apply here.    Reviving our Spirits:  NB3 tribal community partner projects serving as a catalyst in improving and sustaining Native youth health. With the guidance of the NB3 Foundation and fellow cohort members, APIA works with the six community partners through spring … Continue reading Youth Program