Tuesday, December 3, 2024
12/3/2024
To continue providing the Kul Wicasa Oyate (Lakota translation Lower Brule People) with needed behavioral health services and support, the Techa Kin Wawokyia (Lakota translation Helping Youth) Program looks to build upon the foundation of the collaborative work facilitated through the Waokiya Okalakiciya (Society of Care). The Helping Youth Initiative not only ensures that all 1644 tribal members living on the Lower Brule Reservation receive access to culturally appropriate behavioral health care, but also provides necessary resources specifically to youth under the age of 24. By providing additional culturally relevant training and programs (Circles Peacemaking, Equine Assisted Learning, specifically-tailored Crisis Intervention and Restorative Justice, to name a few) and implementing additional personnel to fill critical gaps in services, the Helping Youth Program will promote substance abuse prevention to create a 20% decrease in use, reduce suicide attempts by 10 percent, and increase behavioral health awareness promotion. In accomplishing these goals, more adolescents and their families will attend their mental health appointments, youth and community members will be actively involved in behavioral health training programs, and youth will exchange negative activities for more positive ones. During the five years of the initiative, access to mental health care and awareness will grow by 20 percent, and in the subsequent four years increase incrementally
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