Friday, April 19, 2024
4/19/2024
This project is titled Copper River native Association Elders-Community members Wellness (Opioid/at-risk behavior Prevention). The project goals of this program is to prevent and reduce opioid use and will provide treatment support, recovery support services that directly address the opioid abuse and overdose crisis that is currently in our community. Our target population will be those who are Alaskan Native/Native American and living on, or near, the villages that surround the Copper River Basin. This population is at high risk for drug use, and is also at a high risk for opioid/at-risk behavior attempts. The number of people to be served annually will be 100 individuals, and 300 over the lifetime of this project. Project goals for year one is to develop the program with policies and procedures, as well as protocols as well as the Strategic Action Plan. . A diverse task force of community partners will lead the direction and development of this program. The ultimate goal is to reduce the opioid/at-risk behavior rates and substance abuse among our Alaskan Native /American Indian youth. The project will use a collaboration of different evidenced based program, a prevention program, a treatment modality and an education program for our Opioid/at-risk behavior prevention, substance abuse prevention, addressing trauma, and mental health promotion. By using collaboration of programs, our community will benefit in numerous ways and we will be able to accommodate different learning types and several levels of wellness. It is our community’s vision to provide our community members with the skills to become stable adults in all areas of their lives.
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