Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma is a federally recognized, sovereign nation with approximately 3,576 enrolled tribal members. Of which, 606 live within the City of Pawnee. There are also 163 tribal members (age 6-24) who reside in Pawnee and (166) live in Pawnee County. The Pawnee Nation is located adjacent to the City of Pawnee, which has an approximate population of 2,196. Pawnee is also the county seat of Pawnee County with a population of approximately 16,436. The Pawnee Nation is underserved, particularly at-risk youth so our target population will be youth and young adults (age 6-24) in Pawnee County. This project will help provide much-needed resources to create a greater structure to reduce the stigma and raise awareness for suicide and substance abuse throughout the youth community. This project intends to be a community driven program where the data assessment will guide the team to work with additional stakeholders to establish the first ever community-wide Task Force. The coalition will collaborate formally and informally to assess and identify at risk individuals and families and make appropriate referrals for prevention and/or treatment and especially youth-oriented approaches. In addition, it will help identify and implement specific best practice methods of prevention, procedures to address the transition phase of treatment, and promote mental health strategies among the youth and their families. Throughout the program’s activities, the team will develop and implement an evaluation and performance improvement plan which includes a comprehensive performance metric set. Process indicators will be determined to monitor progress of each activity and measure short, medium, and long-term impacts. The desire outcomes are to make long-term improvements throughout the community that will reduce the chances of suicide and the use of substance. With the emphasis placed on a collaborative approach with the surrounding stakeholders; there will be a greater opportunity on identifying reasons for substance misuse and suicide which will increase the ability to strengthen the program’s services and allows the team to be proactive rather than reactive.
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).
