Abstract This is a culturally appropriate program of extensive prevention activities and education geared at Menominee youth, in particular, and families/community, in general; a new partnership with the tribal clinic to provide screening for early intervention and referral; treatment to meet the needs of those referred. The 235,000 acre Menominee […] Read more »
McKinley County Juvenile Substance Abuse Crisis Center TCE
Abstract Funding for this project went toward creating a regional eight-bed juvenile substance abuse crisis center facility co-located with the county’s existing juvenile detention center. The aim of the project was to reduce the gap in treatment available to juveniles, provide outreach services, enhance the capacity of other components of […] Read more »
Lummi Indian Nation
Abstract The program will focus on high-risk youth who are using substances and their extended families. It will build off traditions of the Lummi nation and Northwest Indian communities as well as follow best practices for drug prevention; treatment, and family strengthening. The program will include: (1) a healing emphasis, […] Read more »
Las Madres Project
Abstract The Las Madres Project, a partnership between Amity Foundation, New Mexico AIDS Services and PB&J family services intends to create a culturally sensitive and effective substance abuse treatment program combined with an HIV/AIDS education program which will serve the at-risk and infected population of women of color and their […] Read more »
Larkin Street Services, Inc. Addiction Treatment for the Homeless Grant
Abstract This project will offer youth-centered individualized and continuous substance abuse assessment and treatment to homeless and runaway youth, fully integrated into the agency’s continuum of care, ensuring that youth with substance abuse problems have access to a full range of medical, psychosocial, and rehabilitative services. The target population includes […] Read more »
Jack Brown Youth Regional Treatment Center
Abstract Jack Brown Center (JBC) is a 23 bed co-educational facility, one of 10 Regional Treatment Centers funded by the IHS nationwide. JBC strives to provide substance abusing adolescents with opportunities for education, mental, spiritual and physical growth through treatment. Objectives Provide youth with a sense of cultural identity. Provide […] Read more »
Insights to Healing: Co-Occurring Disorders
Abstract The Insights to Healing program will establish an innovative residential program integrating substance abuse and mental health treatment with a focus on cultural reintegration to heal the intergenerational trauma underlying these disorders among Alaska Natives. The Insights to Healing program will use an integrated team of substance abuse case […] Read more »
Indian Health Care Resources Community Wide Planning
Abstract The IHCRC will engage the Tulsa community, including service providers, service agencies, tribal groups, mental health professionals, courts, schools, domestic violence and American Indian clients and their families in a series of strategic planning activities aimed at changing attitudes, opening doors and building partnerships. Objectives Indian Nation Served Key […] Read more »
Hudson Lake Healing Camp
Abstract This program provides substance abuse treatment program in remote locations with cabins for residents who gather wood, tend to cooking and heating fires, maintaining the camp. Treatment groups and one-on-one counseling sessions are provided. Clients experience traditional Alaskan Native village life in harmony with the traditional practice of 40 […] Read more »
Homeless Treatment Enhancement Project
Abstract This program will augment the homeless treatment system in Portland, Oregon with a range of innovative enhancement for hard-to-serve homeless families and individual men and women. The target population includes 4% Native American from mostly Northwest tribes living in the urban area. Objectives Indian Nation Served Key Components Evaluation […] Read more »