Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Opioid Project will provide substance abuse prevention and intervention programming to the 1,812 Tribal members who reside in the IHS Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) in Massachusetts. The project will provide culturally tailored evidence based practices including peer recovery services, enhancement of our MAT services, culturally-based prevention activities, recovery housing support and increased community outreach. We believe this combination will ultimately result in fewer losses to opioids in the community. Massachusetts is designated as one of the top 10 states in the US with the highest rate of opiate addiction and MWT members have a substance abuse rate 4 times higher than that of other MA residents. Our proposed project will reduce unmet needs related to opioid use disorder and overdose related deaths by connecting Tribal members to lifesaving resources and programs. As a result of integrating culture and tradition, we believe there will be an increase in the physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional wellness in a way that tribal members can respect and engage. Funding will support our Peer Recovery Specialist who works one on one with Tribal members connecting them to services, addressing unmet needs and providing support as they progress on their journey to recovery. Funding will also be used to connect Tribal members to MAT services and will support stays at local residential programs. Culturally tailored prevention activities will also be held throughout the year to foster community and prevent Tribal members from turning to substance abuse in the first place. Lastly, this project will increase strategic messaging and outreach to the community on substance abuse programming and services to target those Tribal members who may be unaware of or hesitant to reach out for support. The goals for the number of people served by direct substance abuse prevention and intervention programming in the first year is 145 and 190 for the second year. An additional 1,812 will be outreached to each year via electronic and mailed communications to inform the entire community on available services and dates for activities. The goals leading this project are: 1. To increase the number of Mashpee Wampanoag tribal members connected to treatment and recovery programs and supports, 2. To increase number of cultural and prevention activities that support holistic health for Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal members, 3. To increase strategic messaging and outreach to community on substance abuse programming and services.
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).
