Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
The Eastern Shawnee Tribal Mental Health Program will deliver SAMSHA Public Health Model including Tier 1 Universal Prevention Strategies Awareness Campaign, Tier 2 Selective and Targeted Prevention Strategies and Tier 3 Indicated Prevention Strategies focused on youth who are at high risk for suicide and/or substance misuse or have already attempted suicide or may be misusing substances to youth age 10-24 in Ottawa County Oklahoma. The program will conduct suicide prevention and alcohol and drug misuse prevention at community gatherings, program activities that include prevention messaging. The program will also provide individual therapy and drug and alcohol counseling. The program will provide program activities and mental health services to at least 40 youth annually and 160 youth throughout the five years of the project and will provide prevention messaging to 1,000 youth. There are nine federally recognized tribes including the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma in Ottawa County. The program will be located at the Eastern Shawnee Wellness Center and will serve anyone in Ottawa County. The population of Ottawa County is 30,338 according to U.S. Census Bureau 2022 Quick Facts. 25% of the population is under eighteen. 13% of the population is 20-29. 21% of the population is Native American. 50.6% is female. According the the Oklahoma Health Department Oklahoma has the 7th highest rate of suicide. 31 individuals from Ottawa County committed suicide between 2018-2021. There were 33 unintentional overdose deaths between 2018-2021. Goal: Decrease the number of deaths in Ottawa County by suicide and accidental overdose by increasing Tier 1 Universal Prevention Strategies Awareness Campaign, Tier 2 Selective and Targeted Prevention Strategies and Tier 3 Indicated Prevention Strategies as determined by community planning. Objective 1: The ESTOO Planning Team will conduct a Community Needs Assessment by January 30, 2025. Objective 2: The ESTOO Planning Team will conduct a Community Readiness Assessment by March 30, 2025 Objective 3: The ESTOO Planning Team will complete the Tribal Strategic Action Plan by June 30, 2025. Objective 4: The ESTOO Tribal Mental Health Program will begin to implement actions identified in the Strategic Action Plan by September 30, 2026.
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