The team was formed because of awareness that suicide, homicide, spouse abuse, child abuse, and other violent behaviors have significantly increased among Native Americans in the past two decades and that some communities are so numbed to violent acts that they cannot perceive the violence nor use their inherent strengths to counter it. The team offers assistance, consultation, and referral on program planning and development, mobilization of resources, and development of data collection methods and analysis of local needs. The team operates on the philosophy that the community contains the strengths and expertise to address violent behaviors effectively. Projects conducted since June 1987 have included a social services program for child abuse and suicide prevention, a community violence elimination program, a suicide prevention program, and a mental health videotape. 10 references.