Efforts Call For Reducing Suicide Among Alaska Native, American Indian Youth; Provide Health Information For Asian, Pacific Islander Communities

The following highlights efforts that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. Alaska: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) on Wednesday in a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requested $1.2 million to fund a study aimed at understanding the causes of suicide among Alaska Natives and American Indians and reducing the number of suicides among the groups.

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Filed under: Mental Health on June 1st, 2009