The purpose of the Saint Regis Mohawk Mental Health Service's Native Connections program is to enhance and expand culturally-relevant programs aimed at preventing and reducing suicidal behavior and substance abuse, reduce the impact of trauma and promote mental health among The People of Akwesasne, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe ages 24 and younger.Our guiding principle is to conduct a youth-driven and community driven approach to developing culturally relevant, integrated suicide and drug/alcohol prevention services. The Native Connections program will support expansion and improve our efforts to provide integrated training, education, and information to the youth community regarding mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention, intervention and postvention. Our goals are to continue to provide, improve, and expand our school-based services by providing screenings, assessments, treatment, and care coordination to Native youth in Salmon River Central School District; to develop a social marketing/media campaign that will reach youth where they learn about information on social media; and to develop and expand services to increase our outreach to Mohawk youth who are attending area schools of higher education to address their behavioral health needs so they may be more likely to remain in school and graduate. We will conduct community readiness and community needs assessment involving our youth, their families, and community while working closely with our partners. The Native Connections grant will assist the Saint Regis Mohawk Mental Health Services to develop and implement strategies aimed enhancing provision of relevant education, increasing youth help seeking behavior, reducing the stigma of being a consumer of mental health and/or substance abuse, and ultimately, saving our youths' lives from substance abuse and suicide.