Thursday, May 2, 2024
5/2/2024
Abstract: Approximately 640 people live in our remote village, Supai, AZ, located in a slot canyon in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The Havasupai people are a strong and resilient people, possessing deep cultural and familial roots with our home in the Grand Canyon. Historical injustices and limited educational and economic opportunities have had negative effects on our people. Many have preserved but some have turned to unhealthy coping strategies, abusing drugs and alcohol and attempting and carrying out suicide to block the psycho-social pain and intergenerational trauma. This pain is juxtaposed by the beauty and culture of our community. Substance use and substance abuse-related deaths have been increasing in our community over the past two decades. Prevention services and mental health and behavioral health services are inconsistent and often not available to those who need them. Through this project, we hope to conduct a community needs assessment, community readiness assessment, and create a community resource map to guide intervention development to decrease gaps in substance use and mental health services and increase mental health wellness among the Havasupai people.
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