NATIVE HEALTH foster mental health promotion in a trauma-informed, indigenous resilient environment that will enable prevention and reduction of risk for suicidality and substance misuse in the urban indigenous youth. To accomplish the goal, the agency will achieve the following objectives:
■ By the end of program year one, NATIVE HEALTH will develop a culturally responsive action plan that will address implementation across three tiers of prevention/intervention and trauma-informed strategies targeting indigenous youth at-risk for substance misuse and suicidality.
■ By the end of the project period, NATIVE HEALTH will demonstrate an increase in youth and family strengths and resilience because of increased participation in selected culturally responsive and resiliency centered prevention/intervention strategies.
■ By the end of the project period, NATIVE HEALTH will increase sustainability efforts to reduce suicide behavior and substance use disorder in Maricopa county by implementing a 5-year sustainability plan for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention.
The program aims to impact at least 200 youth throughout the 5 years with increased access to services.