Healing of the Canoe: Preliminary Suicide Prevention Outcomes Among Participating and Non-Participating Youth
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Perkins, T., Lee, B., Mackin, J. et al. Healing of the Canoe: Preliminary Suicide Prevention Outcomes Among Participating and Non-Participating Youth. Prev Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-025-01806-x
Healing of the Canoe (HOC) is a community-derived, culturally grounded, and flexible curriculum for Native youth that builds a connection to culture and community and teaches skills that increase participants’ feelings of hope, optimism, and self-efficacy. This exploratory study is the first to examine self-reported survey outcomes after the addition of suicide prevention and intervention modules into the curriculum and includes a comparison group of similar youth.