EDC has been awarded up to $22.4 million in federal funds to continue the work of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) for five additional years.
In the United States, suicide claims more than 34,000 lives annually.
Because Native Americans experience more risk factors, like poverty and historical trauma, they are particularly vulnerable to high rates of suicide, substance abuse, and other issues associated with
This toolkit has been developed through the EFAIDS Programme to help teachers around the world prevent new HIV infection, challenge stigma, advocate for support for those infected and affected by H
A member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, Gerry RainingBird works with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center to provide training, resources, and support to American Indian and Alaska Native communities
A member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, Gerry RainingBird grew up on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation in Montana. After college he returned to Rocky Boy to teach high school.
EDC and UNESCO Kingston Cluster Office for the Caribbean
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To achieve more meaningful involvement of people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS, and reduce stigma and discrimination against them, this toolkit helps maximize the skills of persons workin
Hewlett-Packard (HP) turned to EDC’s Health and Human Development office in Asia to provide support to small owner-run businesses, the backbone of the economy in the region.
Peer support groups in Vietnam can effectively help reduce both heroin relapse and HIV/AIDS infections among recovering heroin users.
Thirty support group leaders from across Vietnam sat in a circle of chairs at the beginning of the final day of a five-day training, honing their skills to facilitate groups for recovering heroin addi
This project is funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, USAID, and SAMHSA. EDC is a sub-grantee of Family Health International, EDC’s partner for this project. For more information, please contact Jim Vetter at jvetter@edc.org
