Thursday, April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
Abstract: Pascua Yaqui Tribe is seeking funds to develop a comprehensive prevention model to address the use of alcohol and other drugs in our tribal community. We share the approach that SAMHSA has intended; To prevent underage drinking/driving at the onset reducing the progression of substance abuse and its related problems while strengthening prevention capacity and infrastructure for our tribal community. Using the SPF-PFS we hope to address one of the top substance abuse prevention priorities; underage drinking among persons aged 9 to 20 on and off the reservation by tribal members and their families. The New Pascua Yaqui Reservation, SW of Tucson, Arizona, is home to the federally-recognized Pascua Yaqui Tribe, whose enrollment, as of February 2018, is 20,000 members with 10,000 of those members of Yaqui heritage in Guadalupe, AZ outside of Phoenix is located 50 miles from the border with Mexico. Issues: The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has been a federal recognized tribe in Southern Arizona since only 1978, quickly growing and in need of infrastructure enhancements, comprehensive prevention and early intervention networks to address the prevention and behavioral health needs The SAMHSA supported, TBHA which includes the five foundations which include Intergenerational, historical trauma and a Socio-Ecological-Approach to development of Behavioral Health systems and supports are areas the tribe needs to address. Also lacking is a data driven approach to provision of cross program behavioral health services. The Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF-PFS) will be used, supported by the TA support at SAMHSA to enhance and expand the existing tribal partnership between; Sewa Uusim Community Partnership (lead agency), Centered Spirit Mental Health Center, Health Services Department, Community Nursing, Child Protective Services and the Inter-Tribal Collaborative of Arizona. ITCA will provide an Epidemiologist to support the development of a SPF plan to achieve our overall goal: To prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse and its related problems while strengthening prevention capacity and infrastructure at the Pascua Yaqui tribal community, reducing the underage drinking and the high risk factors which result from alcohol and other drugs used by youth 9 to 20 years old. We understand that the process involves: Objective 1; Utilizing the five-step, data-driven process used to: Assess needs (Step 1); build capacity (Step 2); engage in a strategic planning process (Step 3); implement a comprehensive, data driven evidence-based prevention approach (Step 4); and, evaluate implementation and related outcomes (Step 5) while integrating the guiding principles of cultural competence and sustainability in each of the five steps consistent with the natural resources of family, culture, religion and community key aspects of our tribal community. We will explore EB models such as Family Spirit, White Bison-Purpose of life along with interventions to access FASD through the University of Arizona psychiatric department and A-CRA for those in need of SA treatment. We believe once capacity is achieved we can reach over 2500 members 9-20 years annually.
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