Wednesday, February 1, 2023
2/1/2023
There is an epidemic of opioid abuse within the Puyallup Reservation which cannot be properly addressed because of low funding for treatment services. There is a high prevalence of substance abuse among members of our community but for those who are not covered by federal, state, or private insurances, inpatient treatment is unavailable. To combat the devastation caused by the opioid epidemic the proposed project seeks to provide a continuum of care and increase access to inpatient treatment services within the Puyallup Tribal community. The Puyallup Reservation is highly urbanized and is among the most densely populated areas in the State of Washington. Between 2009 and 2014, Washington saw a 60 percent increase in opioid-related hospital stays, which was fourth highest in the nation. The 2010 Census reported the City of Tacoma as having the eighth highest percentage of American Indians and Alaska Natives among U.S. Cities. The Tribe's Indian Health Service designed service area has a Native American and Alaska Native population of 28,208 individuals from over 350 tribes and bands. In 2019, the Puyallup Tribe's Community Family Services program arranged substance and alcohol abuse treatment for 388 individuals. 57 percent of the clients they served had an opiate or heroin addiction. The Puyallup Tribe proposes using grant funding to provide a full continuum of care from detox at an inpatient treatment center, which provides culturally appropriate, dual-diagnosis services, to after-care and a medication assisted treatment program. The contracted treatment center will provide substance abuse treatment that is evidence-based and patients will receive medication assisted treatment. Medication assisted treatment will be provided for individuals who would otherwise not qualify to receive MAT and services will be contracted through an existing provider. Community Family Services connects clients to individualized treatment depending on what stage of recovery a person is in and services include case management and connection to cultural services. In addition the Community Family Services department will develop a strategic plan for providing a continuum of care. The project director will include a plan to implement other required grant deliverables. Deliverables include enhancing existing outcome evaluations, identifying what data currently exists, and what new data points to monitor. The proposed project will positively impact families harmed by opioid addiction, and as such improve the quality of life within the Puyallup community as a whole. Annually at least seven individuals will receive a full continuum of treatment services, with a total of at least 14 individuals receiving in-patient treatment and MAT over the entire project period.
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).
