Priority 5 Calls to Action

• We call on federal, state, and local policymakers to increase culturally appropriate and effective suicide prevention, mental health promotion, and substance misuse treatment research, education, and services for Black youth and adults.
   
• We call on federal, state, and local policymakers to increase culturally appropriate and effective suicide prevention, mental health, and substance misuse treatment research, education, and services for LGBTQ individuals, especially youth.
   
• We call on medical associations, mental health associations, and national education organizations to collectively educate professionals across sectors on the mental health- and substance use-related impacts of systemic racism and discrimination on marginalized groups (e.g., Black, Latinx, AI/AN, LGBTQ).
   
• We call on the Action Alliance, through its national partners, to (1) establish a registry that compiles culturally appropriate and effective mental health and substance use education and suicide prevention programming for marginalized communities, and (2) promote the implementation of evidence-based practices in communities. We call on SAMHSA and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center to update and expand the Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center and Best Practices Registry, respectively, to highlight effective strategies for fatal and non-fatal suicide-related events.

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