Dr. Cindy Tekobbe Publishes Newsweek article “Native American Suicide Rates Need Attention Now”
Dr. Tekobbe highlights how "Suicide is a complex problem stemming from issues like mental illness, social isolation, housing insecurity, unemployment, bullying, financial troubles, and substance abuse. Addressing these issues in Native America is even more involved because isolation, substance abuse, and other instabilities are inflected by culture, and the limited resources available—like the 988 suicide prevention line—are not culturally specific."
Read the article here: https://www.newsweek.com/native-american-suicide-rates-need-attention-now-opinion-1873510