Friday, December 27, 2024
12/27/2024
Population Served: American Indian youth ages 8 - 24 Abstract: In order to address the growing problem of suicide and contingent substance abuse in the Twin Cities American Indian community, greater collaboration and organization between Native Agencies is required. With the opening of new comprehensive cultural facilities at Mino Oski Ain Dah Yung in St. Paul, Ain Dah Yung Center is uniquely positioned to correct this disparity by coordinating with its community partners to offer free training in suicide prevention and mental health certification courses in a culturally responsive environment that uses tradition to promote healing, self-esteem and well-being. Together, this network of community partners, youth, and cultural liaisons will create a community response team (CRT) with shared suicide prevention protocols that will provide a safety net for American Indian youth in the Twin Cities. Goals: This grant will fund (1) the development and implementation of an ADYC- led community training program in mental health awareness and suicide prevention; (2) the creation of a community response team to create shared action protocols for responding to suicide, attempted suicides, suicide clusters, and contagion; (3) culturally specific prevention, postvention, and case management services for at-risk youth at Mino Oski Ain Dah Yung; (4) continued weekly after-school Ninijanisag substance misuse prevention programming. Measurable Objectives: • By 30 August 2020, Ninjanisag Cultural Manager (NCM) will be certified to train others in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and safeTALK. • By 30 October 2020, NCM will train ADYC key staff in ASIST and safeTALK. • By 30 October 2020, NCM will train representatives of at least two urban Indian agencies in ASIST and safeTALK. • Each quarter, NCM will offer at least one free training to ADYC staff and community partners in ASIST and safeTALK in the Twin Cities metro. • By 30 October 2020, ADYC staff will coordinate with at least two urban Indian agencies to form a community response team and collaborate on a shared action plan for addressing suicide, attempted suicide, suicidal ideation, and contagion in the community. • Every quarter, community response team will meet to share data, re-assess action plan, and identify new community response team members • Each year, at least 100 at-risk youth will receive culturally responsive prevention and postvention services at Mino Oski Ain Dah Yung, including one-on-one counseling, sweat lodge ceremonies, plant harvesting, and postvention and prevention talking circles. • Each year, Transitional Coaches will provide one-on-one case management to 46 at-risk youth to identify risk factors for suicide and chemical dependency. • Each week, an average of 8 youth will participate in after-school substance misuse prevention programming featuring cultural activities including beading, sewing, regalia making, and drum making. Number of people served each year: 100 Number of people served over life of grant: 500
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