Thursday, May 2, 2024
5/2/2024
A grant proposal in response to SM-23-021 to support suicide prevention, substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion within the Blackfeet Nation, Montana. More specifically, the purpose of this proposal is to; 1) prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance use, 2) reduce the impact of trauma, and 3) promote mental health among Blackfeet young people up to and including age 24. This will be done by; 1) reducing the impact of mental and substance use disorders with culturally responsive and evidence based models that will reduce and respond to the impact of trauma (both historical and current), and 2) fostering community support for youth and young adults through the facilitation of collaboration among local agencies. This grant application is following 5 years of a current successful Native Connections grant. Though we have poured an incredible amount of education, training and support into our community our youth is still suffering greatly. One of our communities is currently in a state of crisis with a youth suicide cluster. In lu of these events we are requesting additional support through another Native Connections grant to continue the work we started. We hope to continue to provide education around mental health through the distribution of wellness and crisis packets, increase our communities capacity to respond to mental health illnesses through trainings, awareness building, and improved collaboration between our programs and with our protocols, and direct support to our community with our culturally resonant activities. We will focus on the continual improvement of all of these activities through another Community Needs and Readiness Assessment, ongoing program evaluation and direct communication with a youth advisory board. Our program will meld western and traditional Blackfeet ways of healing to provide the most opportunity for wellness as possible.
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).
