Wednesday, April 24, 2024
4/24/2024
United Indian Health Services, Inc. (UIHS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit health clinic servicing tribal people including the Yurok, Tolowa, Wiyot, Big Lagoon, Bear River, Blue Lake, Elk Valley, Resighini, and Table Bluff; which provides services to approximately 11,000 current active clients, of which 4,725 are youth under the age 25. The SAMHSA Circles of Care grant is necessary to assist us in the planning and design of a holistic community-based, coordinated system of care approach to support mental health and wellness for children, youth and families in order to address the startling statistics of our local American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population which include: the highest rates of suicide from 2012-2016; the largest number of youth in foster care due to neglect and child abuse, and an identified 6,326 clients with generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, Depression, and/or Substance Use Disorder. UIHS will utilize the Circles of Care funding to serve as a catalyst in order to increase the capacity and effectiveness of mental health systems and reduce the gap between the need for and the availability of mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders in our local AI/AN communities (which covers a land mass nearly equivalent to the size of Connecticut). In order to achieve our goals UIHS’ He-wo-lo’ (We Survive) Project will focus primarily on a system of cross-collaboration, and development of a strong cultural component which will allow our Native population to build upon their strengths and a more effective use of our own traditional ecological knowledge. Program goals include increasing the capacity and effectiveness of UIHS services through the development of a resource map/blueprint in order to locate and identify resources more effectively; increase the capacity of service providers through training and proven culturally effective methodology; increase cultural knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity of UIHS service providers to provide more effective services through the development of a cultural training curriculum. Over 1,100 individuals will be served by this grant.
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).
