Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
The ITC Anishnaabek Strategic Prevention Framework will work with the tribes in Michigan to identify and select comprehensive, data-driven substance abuse prevention strategies. The SAMHSA SPF-PFS grant funds must be used primarily to support infrastructure development. To facilitate the goal of infrastructure development the ITC will: • Facilitate training and technical assistance to support local efforts to build capacity to address the top substances affecting the tribe. Although youth substance misuse prevention is of high priority for this initiative, the project can also address the need for adult substance misuse prevention. • Utilize community coalition building strategies to advance substance abuse prevention efforts across the local tribal and inter-tribal communities. • Develop prevention messaging and other prevention strategies and ensure dissemination of these messages and strategies to the local tribal communities. • Collaborate with the local tribal communities to identify and select comprehensive, data-driven substance abuse prevention strategies to that will accomplish the following goals: o Prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance misuse; o Reduce substance misuse-related problems; o Strengthen prevention capacity/infrastructure at the community level; o Leverage other funding streams and resources for prevention; o Implement a comprehensive prevention approach, including a mix of evidence-based programs, policies, and/or practices that best address the selected prevention priorities, and o Identify technical assistance (TA) and training needs and the development of responsive activities. The project is required to employ a Project Director (1 FTE) and an Epidemiologist (1 FTE). These two full-time staff members will work closely with the local tribal health and behavioral health staff to support training and infrastructure development based on local tribal priorities.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
