Friday, April 26, 2024
4/26/2024
The largest Urban Indian Clinic in the nation, Central Oklahoma American Indian Health Council, Inc, dba Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC) proposes its first Circles of Care project in the 20+-year history of the grant. This project will allow OKCIC to develop infrastructure support in central Oklahoma to plan and design a holistic, evidence and community-based coordinated system of care to support mental health for children, youth and families. Nearly 100,000 American Indians (AIs) live in central Oklahoma and more than 20,000 use OKCIC as their medical home. As the trusted provider of healthcare across the lifespan, OKCIC is also considered the center of cultural life for central Oklahoma AIs. OKCIC will leverage its excellent reputation along with community partnerships to recruit and convene an advisory board (the Council) that represents all aspects of the community dealing with mental health issues of AIs children, youth and families. Representatives include, but are not limited to, OKCIC personnel, local tribal leaders, educators, mental health and public health experts, university researchers, the faith community and AI families impacted by mental health issues. OKCIC will work with community members to create a holistic, community-based, coordinated system of care model that will better serve the mental health needs of AI youth and families, increase the capacity of OKCIC programs, and improve workforce training. Based on the blueprint that is developed, OKCIC will launch a pilot program that addresses an identified community need and gathers data on its process and outcome measures. Therefore, the Circles of Care program will empower OKCIC to uphold its vision, “To be the national model for American Indian health care.”
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).
