🌻Ashley🌻

Please, keep going. It only takes one breath at a time.

Find one thing you can look forward to. Make that thing for yourself if you need to. Starting a new book. Trying a new recipe. Exploring a new park. Give yourself future moments that help you keep moving forward.

Mental health cannot be separated from our sense of culture, community, and belonging. Indigenous people deserve access to culturally grounded care and support that honors their identities, histories, and communities. If you’re struggling, please know it’s okay to reach out for support. Resources: White Bison whitebison.org Provides sobriety, recovery, addiction prevention, and wellness/Wellbriety learning resources to the Native American/Alaskan Native community nationwide. White Bison offers online and in-person meetings, as well as virtual trainings. StrongHearts Native Helpline* strongheartshelpline.org Exists to restore power to Native Americans impacted by sexual and domestic violence. 1-844-762-8483 is a 24/7 confidential and anonymous domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans. *This resource is a partner of the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (niwrc.org) WeRNative wernativ.npaihb.org A comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, offering an “Ask Your Relative” Q&A service and educational materials. PFLAG - Peer Support: Two-Spirit & Indigenous Circle pflag.org PFLAG is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Crisis Text Line Text “NATIVE” to 741741 Indian Health Service ihs.gov The Indian Health Service is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Use the IHS Find Health Care Map App to see the locations and characteristics of over 1,100 IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian health facilities. Therapy Directories: Inclusive Therapists inclusivetherapists.com Psychology Today psychologytoday.com **A note on resources for Indigenous communities: Part of highlighting the importance of culturally grounded care is acknowledging the ways in which we are limited in the resources we can share. Each Nation and Indigenous community varies in practices and traditions. These resources can only scratch the surface of what is (or should be) available. If you have a resource you’d like to share created for and by Indigenous Peoples, please feel free to leave it in the comments.