Love Data Week 25 Research Talk: Honoring Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Suicide Prevention Research: Creating a Culture-Based Risk Assessment Tool through the HOPES Study

Speaker: Dr. Valentín Quiroz Sierra

Suicide is the leading cause of non-accidental death among Native American youth aged 10 to 24. While clinical suicide risk assessment tools aim to identify high-risk individuals and connect them with mental healthcare services, these tools often face limitations when applied in Native American contexts. The Helping Our People End Suicide (HOPES) Study, in collaboration with the Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC), explores perceptions of suicide and its prevention within the Sacramento Native American community to inform the development of a culture-based suicide risk assessment tool. The HOPES Study honors Indigenous Data Sovereignty by prioritizing a collaborative, culturally responsive research process that integrates Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Indigenous data stewardship practices. This approach challenges standard approaches to data ownership by positioning the community as the primary authority over data collection, analysis, and application.

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