Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Great Plains Circles of Care - The science has caught up with what we have known for decades: For many people with mental and substance use disorders their challenges are rooted in their trauma experiences. The individuals, families and communities who have experienced trauma carry the enormous and destructive effects of the trauma while the health and medical service providers and community organizations work to meet ever mounting challenges. In He Sapa those unmet needs often result in increased rates of incarceration, drug overdoses, suicide, domestic violence, and death of spirit if not physical death of one more member of our community. To overcome these conditions, we must address community-wide trauma with a public health approach that is both systemic and inclusive, involving multiple agencies and organizations (formal and informal) within the community. The timing for such change, as is also well acknowledged, is essential. Within the last number of years, changes in attitudes, leadership and opportunities have created an opening for a paradigm shift – a truly transformational systems change. The seedbed for this shift is the magnitude of the trauma experienced and the realization that the existing behavioral health systems were effectively retraumatizing those most in need. The conspicuous lack of appropriate cultural care models delivered through institutions viewed as legitimate/safe by the people of He Sapa has created the urgent need this Circles of Care grant seeks to address. We recognize for our children to have the opportunity to grow up and live healthy lives (to the age of 90+), and become respected wisdom keepers, a systematic change is necessary. The balance of this proposal is focused on planning the infrastructure needed to deliver this change.
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).