YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL

Through the Native Connections cooperative agreement with SAMSHA, the National Council of Urban Indian Health’s (NCUIH) Supporting Urban Native Youth (SUNY) program proposed to build the capacity of urban communities in order to assist urban youth in living healthy lives through community support. NCUIH’s Youth Advisory Council seeks to develop a community-driven and comprehensive urban youth suicide and substance abuse response plan for urban Indian communities to provide prevention and recovery support to AI/AN youth aged 24 years and under. The NCUIH Youth Advisory Council will promote peer-level awareness and support for youth and young adult AI/ANs living in urban areas. Youth Council members will promote among peers, on a local and national level awareness of  topics including:

• Substance misuse
• Trauma
• Suicide prevention
• Mental health