About Hope for Life Day

National American Indian and Alaska Native Hope for Life Day is a day of action for American Indian and Alaska Native people’s mental wellness. Created by the American Indian and Alaska Native Task Force, it coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10. The day centers love, care, and connection—advocating for responsive mental health services and partnering with our communities to support one another.

For a decade, Hope for Life Day has brought Native communities together to center mental wellness and remind one another that connection saves lives.

View the 2025 Toolkit

Toolkit

On September 10, NCUIH invites Urban Indian Organizations and partners nationwide to join the 10th anniversary observance with fresh resources, shareable graphics, and message frames grounded in care and community.

Our 2025 toolkit includes:

ready-to-use social posts
social media graphics
two printable flyers
resources

Explore the toolkit, tailor it for your community, and help amplify a simple truth: staying connected is good medicine.

Send your posts or screenshots to Communications@NCUIH.org and tag us on social media so we can amplify!

Social Graphics Social Media Copy Flyers Resources

Social Media Graphics

Please use the link to download social media graphics for Hope for Life Day.

Social Media Copy

Sample Day-of Captions:

Connect. It’s good medicine. Dial/text/chat 988 for support—24/7. #HopeForLife
Ground yourself: breathe, smudge, step outside. Support is a call away at 988. #HopeForLife
Movement heals. Dance, walk, stretch—then check on a friend. 988 is here when it’s hard. #HopeForLife
Traditional foods nourish the body and spirit. Share a meal, share support. 988 is always open. #HopeForLife
Ten years of Hope for Life. Keep the momentum—share a resource, send a text, make a call. #HopeForLife
If you’re overwhelmed, you’re not alone. Trained counselors are at 988 anytime. #HopeForLife
Community care saves lives. Tag a partner using the toolkit so we can log the impact.
Reminder: 988 offers chat and text, too—privacy matters. #HopeForLife
On Hope for Life Day, we come together as one, fostering healing and resilience within our communities. Today is a time to listen, uplift, and embrace the strength that connects us all. Remember, you are loved. 🌟 #HopeForLife
Hope for Life Day is a reminder of the enduring strength within our communities. Let’s stand together in love and support, knowing that we can overcome any challenge when united. 💛 #HopeForLife #MentalHealthMatters”

Flyers

Please use the links to download flyers to post or print for Hope for Life Day.

Flyer 1: Includes September 10, 2025 Date and the mention of the day itself: AI/AN “Suicide Awareness Day”.

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Flyer 2: Can be used year-round. Does not include the date or “Day” language.

Download

Resources

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

988 is the easy-to-remember three-digit dialing, texting, and chat code for anyone experiencing a suicidal or mental health-related crisis. As the U.S.-based universal dialing code connects individuals, 988 increases the accessibility and use of life-saving interventions and resources.

When someone calls, texts, or chats 988 for themselves or someone they know who is in crisis, they will be connected to a trained crisis counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year, who will listen compassionately and non-judgmentally.

988 Lifeline

National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Toolkit

Follow the link for a #HopeforLife toolkit for community leaders, grassroots organizers and health care professionals to help change the conversation about suicide, spread awareness and foster hope in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

View Toolkit

Suicide Prevention Resource Center

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) offers the “Suicide and Intimate Partner Violence: Screening and Safety Planning with Adults”, which is a free, self-paced course is designed for clinical practitioners, clinical supervisors and trainees, and crisis workers.

Online Course Focused on Suicide and Intimate Partner Violence

SPRC recently released a new compilation of resources for clinical practice. These resources are designed to support people who work in clinical settings in developing, implementing, and expanding best practice standards for suicide prevention in health care systems.

Compilation of Clinical Practice Resources

Resources for Veterans

Suicide and Mental Health Resources

Self-Care and Wellness Resources For AI/AN Populations

Self-Care and Wellness Resources For AI/AN Elderly Populations

My self-care plan for elders/adults: Self-Care-Plan_Elders-Adults.pdf (healthynativeyouth.org)
Stay Alive grassroots suicide prevention: Stay Alive resources – Grassroots Suicide Prevention (prevent-suicide.org.uk)

Mental Health, Self-Care and Wellness Resources for Native Youth

NATIONAL VIRTUAL NATIVE YOUTH HEALING GATHERING 2020: https://ncuih.org/national-virtual-native-youth-healing-gathering-2020/
INDIGI-WELLNESS HEALER: Indigiwellness Healer – NCUIH
Native Wellness Coloring Book: Resources (nativewellness.com)
We R Native Coloring Book: We R Native Coloring Book – We R Native
We R Native Improve Your Mood: Improve Your Mood – We R Native
The Jason Foundation: Jason Foundation
UNITY Wellness Warrior app: UNITY WELLNESS WARRIOR on the App Store (apple.com)
Friend 2 Friend app: Friend2Friend on the App Store (apple.com)
Remind app: Remind | Communication Platform for Education
Children’s Mental Health Matters Resources: Resources | National Federation of Families (ffcmh.org)
National Alliance on Mental Illness: Homepage | NAMI

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