Project Name: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Circle of Care Project
Population to be Served: Individuals of all ages who have unaddressed substance abuse and mental health needs who are enrolled members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, descendants, or members of other American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes residing on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Strategies/Interventions/Objectives: The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Department of Human Resource Development, Health Department, and Early Childhood Services Department will collaborate to implement the Circle of Care Project. Strategies/Interventions will include convening a task force toto guide the project; providing staff development training in the systems of care approach; using a community-based process that includes cultural activities and actively engages community members, key stakeholders, youth, elders, and tribal leaders in program development; conducing community outreach/education to sectors such as schools, the faith community, the housing community, and the justice system, in addition to healthcare systems; provide network development and collaboration activities; implement a community-base system of care model that is holistic, community-based, culturally competent, family-driven, and youth-guided across multiple agencies; and implement a pilot project to provide mental health consulting to professions/families, assess 100 individuals from the population of focus during the grant award period for substance abuse and mental health unmet needs and facilitate expedited services t meet these needs in collaboration with partner agencies.
Project Goal: The Circle of Care Project will increase the capacity and effectiveness of the mental health service delivery system by implementing a holistic, evidence and community-based , coordinated system of care, thereby reducing the gap between the need for substance abuse/mental health services and the availability of such services for enrolled members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, descendants, or members of other American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes residing on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Number of People Served: Yr 1: 20 individuals provided with direct services; 30 individuals provided with training, network development , collaboration, consensus development, or other outreach/educational activities. Yr 2: 40 individuals provided with direct services; 50 individuals provided with training, network development, collaboration, consensus development, or other outreach/educational activities. Yr 3: 40 individuals provided with direct services; 50 individuals provided with training, network development, collaboration, consensus development, or other outreach/educational activities. Other the Entire Project Period: 230 will be served.