Wednesday, December 4, 2024
12/4/2024
The Central Council Tlingit and Haida IndianTribes of Alaska is proposing a 5-year project to achieve a systemic, sustainable change in the overall mental health status of Alaska Native (Native) youth living in Juneau, ages 12-24. The project addresses suicide prevention, substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion, and is based on lessons learned in a successful Native Connections Phase I Project. Over the past 5 years the Tlingit & Haida Native Connections Project was highly successful in developing and implementing, on a pilot basis, a "system of care" approach to address suicide, mental health and substance abuse issues among Native you in Juneau, Alaska's Capital City. The proposed Native Connections Behavioral Health Phase II Project will help to further refine and expand the Phase I project activities and further increase the efficacy of Tlingit and Haida programs and resources directed toward youth. Our overall goal is to make meaningful, verifiable impacts on the serious suicide, mental health, and substance misuse challenges facing Native youth and their families. The Phase II project will focus on (1) culture-based prevention and intervention, (2) meaningful youth involvement, (3) community stakeholder representation, and (4) school and private sector partnerships. The vision for the Tlingit and Haida Native Connections Project II is to achieve a systemic sustainable change in the overall mental health status of Native youth in Juneau, ages 12-24, by focusing on suicide prevention, substance abuse prevention, and mental health promotion. The infrastructure of the Phase II project is built on these goals and objectives. A. Systems Refinement: Refine and fully implement a system of care developed and tailored to meet the needs of Native youth at risk in Juneau, filling in gaps, reducing barriers, eliminating inadequacies and acknowledging the strengths and interests of Native youth. B. Service Delivery: Implement outreach, cultural, social, and community support services to targeted youth and their families. C. Cultural Education: Incorporate local Tribal values and cultural practices and traditions into all Project activities. D. Evaluation: Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the system design, and service outcomes; make recommendations for future improvements of the system of care for Native youth.
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