Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
Abstract Project title: Native Connections Applicant organization: Native Village of Tyonek Project Director: Cassandra Kroto Address: P.O. Box 82009, Tyonek, Alaska 99682 Funding requested: $250,000/yr for 5 years Contact: 907 583-2225 Project period: October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2023 Email: nvt.health.director@gmail.com The Native Village of Tyonek, a federally recognized tribe in Alaska, will serve a population of 373 community members and other residents in the area by expanding services to address suicide and substance abuse among young people. The NVT Native Connections Team will engage with the Tribal Youth and Elders to identify urgent or emerging substance use issues; identify project strengths and resources; assess community needs and resources; identify gaps in services; and coordinate available resources and programs. The Peer Outreach will additionally facilitate a plan of action to provide integrated behavioral health screenings to youth ages 24 and younger in primary care settings at Indian Creek Health Center; link youth and to QPR, safeTALK and ASIST suicide prevention and intervention trainings; and provide referrals to Learning Circles, local youth-serving organizations, and other SCF programs and services in Anchorage. This work will be sustained and advised by NVT's Elders and Youth Committee, a group tribal members and youth in an effort to engage in traditional knowledge bearing and community wellness. The project will be directed by the Tribal Health Director and the Tribal Council’s Administrative Support and will add a Program Coordinator and Peer Outreach. The goal of NVT’s Native Connections program is to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance use among tribal and/or American Indian/Alaska Native youth ages 24 and younger. The following objectives will support the program’s goal: develop a three-tiered Tribal Action Plan (TAP) that addresses evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies to serve American Indian/Alaska Native Youth; develop partnerships with various youth serving or health organizations and traditional healers/cultural teachers for easy transition and/or referrals to substance abuse or mental health services, life skills training, cultural activities, and family wellness; recruit and work with at least 5 tribal youth and two Elders for participation in the NVT Native Connections Tribal Youth and Elders Committee to discuss policies and procedures to present to the Tribal Council to promote culturally sensitive suicide postvention and prevention work in the village; train at least 40 tribal members (youth and adults) in age-appropriate suicide prevention and resiliency building strategies, including Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR), safeTALK, or traditional learning circles as provided by the Program Coordinator/Peer Outreach; recruit and train at least five tribal members in suicide crisis response to include Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), safeTALK, and ASIST; and, collect, document, analyze behavioral health service data related to services provided by the Native Connections Program.
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