Friday, April 19, 2024
4/19/2024
Abstract The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians- Social Services Department - TOR program is an opportunity for the Social Services Department to access needed funding and resources to address the opioid crisis within our tribal community. While we have already taken steps to expand and promote services within the department, we will need to identify the gaps and needs in services. This project will allow us to expand current programs to help meet the needs of our tribal members and address the opioid crisis by increasing access to cultural and evidence-based treatment for better outcomes and overall tribal health. Our tribe currently has limited mental health services available to our members, and we have faced significant barriers to expanding those services to meet tribal needs. The limited access licensed and trained individuals in our rural area, mental health stigma, lack of services, and limited funding have made it difficult to meet the growing needs in our tribe. With the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians - Social Services Department - TOR program (JBC/SSD/TOR), we propose expanding our services and resources with the goal of a providing a program to address; the gaps in services through a needs assessment, provide awareness, education and prevention through a tribal campaign, and staff training and education on evidence-based practice, (EBP). These efforts will be accomplished by collaborative efforts with the current social services department staff, the health department and other community agencies to develop and implement a needs assessment, involve tribal youth and the tribal community in a campaign to increase awareness and knowledge regarding the opioid crisis and, provide our staff with training and protocol for OUD individuals and provide them with the best resources and services available.
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