Wednesday, May 7, 2025
5/7/2025
Opioid grant - I. ABSTRACT The Three Affiliated Tribes, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations, (MHAN), to reduce and prevent the incidence of opioid use, overdose, and overdose deaths on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, is submitting this application in the amount $500,000 to provide identified services and opportunities in addressing the opioid crisis on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The Tribe will hire a Project Manager and Care Coordinator/Educator to ensure the implementation of at least three evidence-based strategies; increase and expand to access to Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) by coordinating with MAT providers outside the reservation to increase availability of Naloxone, Vivitrol and eventually a possible Methadone Program on the reservation. This will be accomplished through the accessing of services through at least two off reservation providers currently providing addiction services to tribal members in coordination with the limited access of suboxone presently available at the Tribes clinic; Elbowoods Memorial Health Center. Two additional Care Coordinators will be hired to establish healing lodges in the Parshall and Mandaree areas as well. In support of the creation of accessible MAT, the Tribes second strategy is to increase access to peer and other evidence-based recovery support services in three (3) of the six (6) geographically isolated communities on the reservation that host the highest rates of overdose and overdose deaths by establishment of Recovery Lodges. The lodges will provide peer support services to all individuals. A Case Manager/Educator will be hired to work in concert with the Director to ensure implementation and creation of the lodges that will be dedicated in providing a healthy environment and resource to aid individuals in staying sober with peer-support, care coordination and a solid Wellbriety movement 12-step recovery foundation incorporating culturally appropriate teachings. Peer support services have been shown to: Reduce expensive inpatient service use, significantly increase individuals’ abilities to manage their symptoms and reduce their reliance on formal services while still achieving positive recovery outcomes. The third strategy is to increase awareness of opioid use, prevention and intervention and reduce the stigma associated with it through education, training of youth, families and community members and media campaigns. The project will be administered and managed by the Project Director and a Project Manager/Educator who will coordinate with all health, human, and social services programs in the community to establish and ensure adequate and timely access to MAT services, establishment and oversight of Recovery Lodges, prevention, and intervention activities.
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