Wednesday, September 18, 2024
9/18/2024
HBPI HSSD Victim Services DVPP Grant Application The Domestic and sexual violence including child maltreatment are a public health concern among the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. By looking at our services, 50 children a year, on average, in the Indian Child Welfare Act Services (200 total family members) and 25 adults a year, on average, in Victim Services (100 family members) translates into our prevalence rate of violence estimated to directly impact between 22 and 11% of HBPI Tribal members. Engaging the entire community to reduce/eliminate violence for the entire HBPI community has been very challenging. We believe that this needs a full-time staff person (Victim Advocate - VA) tasked with meeting this challenge as their sole position. To accomplish this, the VA will develop trust and engage participation from the community. Once community has been engaged, the plan is to offer programs that build on improving resiliency and, hopefully, eliminate risks. To meet the purpose of this IHS grant to support prevention efforts addressing social, spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of victims through the integration of culturally appropriate practices and trauma-informed services that address domestic and sexual violence, including sexual exploitation/human trafficking, Missing and Murdered AI/AN people, and child maltreatment) of this IHS grant, the HBPI HSSD Victim Services plan is to conduct a robust community and service provider awareness and prevention project. To meet the goals (to build tribal capacity to provide coordinated community response; increase access to prevention, advocacy, crisis intervention, and behavioral health services; promote trauma-informed services; offer health care provider and community education; respond to the health care needs; and incorporate culturally appropriate practices) of this IHS grant, the HBPI HSSD Victim Services will only supplement the services already existing for example as a conduit for community members to gain access to victim services with HBPI or with its CCR partners (cross-system collaboration with other community sectors (law enforcement, emergency departments, social services, legal services, education, domestic violence coalitions, health care providers, behavioral health, shelters, and advocacy groups). The plan is to provide information (awareness) and a safe place to discuss chosen topics; learn suggested solutions; and gain skills. The plan is to choose a culturally appropriate EBP or PBM prevention approaches to domestic and sexual violence from a community-driven context with the hope to reduce/eliminate violence from the community each year of grant funding. Two series will be provided per year. It is estimated that each series will include approximately 20 individual participants. In year one, we plan to deliver culturally specific modified Safe Dates, a program with evidence of effectiveness focused on the promotion of healthy relationships and the prevention of dating violence. This program offers opportunities to learn and practice skills related to conflict resolution, positive communication, and managing anger.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
