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Black Bear, the author is not a licensed therapist nor counselor. He is, however, an Indian man who has traveled his own journey toward healing and has worked in Indian communities for 18 years. He is commited to help them become educated about suicide prevention and help them organize Crisis Intervention teams to cope with the trauma and loss of their young people.