Table 2.

The Life Is Sacred actionable knowledge process

Audience	Tribal input	Actions
Parents and caregivers	•There is need for a tool to educate, engage, and begin a conversation with parents/caregivers, reinforcing important prevention messages that the tribal staff are trying to share	•Brochure and companion talking points developed
	•There is need for an accessible product for staff to display in their health clinics, counseling offices, and community centers as well as distribute when meeting with parents/caregivers and attending community events.	•Electronic version of brochure developed allowing customization with local contact information for users
	•Information in tools should be simple, aligned with prevention messaging used at the state level, and avoid “catch phrases” with inadvertent meanings	•Brochure disseminated in electronic and printed form to tribal prevention staff
	•Tools should include simple, positive, family-friendly language, images, and messages about the importance of parents/caregivers and simple steps they can take to make a difference in their children's lives
Tribal leaders	•Create a product illustrating the importance of focusing on youth suicide prevention, suicide risks and protective factors, and possible preventative steps that can be taken	•Electronic presentation template and companion talking points were developed
	•Product should be useful for making presentations to Tribal Councils, county commissions, local funders, or community groups	•Presentation templates included standardized content plus placeholder slides for staff to add local information
	•Product should include a visual connection to native culture, but without negative associations such as spiders/spider webs, gangs (colors, symbols), drugs, or other unhealthy influences	•Slide templates include a yellow and red background with a feather image (native imagery), a forest scene (protection, strength, community), and a sunny landscape scene (life, hope, potential for growth, moving out of darkness)