Monday, June 5, 2023
6/5/2023
The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma (Peoria Tribe) is a federally recognized tribe located in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. This county and its surrounding areas have a low socioeconomic status along with high levels of intergenerational trauma. Adverse childhood experiences related to generational trauma cause an increase in health disparities and an increase in substance abuse risk. The increase in these areas results in an inundation of high-level opioid and stimulant misuse. The Peoria Tribe will utilize TOR funding to conduct assessments and the planning necessary to develop a stimulant misuse program. The project goals are to develop a successful Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) program as well as develop and implement community-based prevention services using evidence-based practices and culturally informed preventive services. The overarching program goals are to create an interconnected and streamlined system of care for Tribal Citizens, their families, and the local community. Peoria Tribe will work with evaluators to identify and analyze local data to provide community education addressing the stimulant epidemic within the local and surrounding communities. Concentrated efforts will be placed on prevention, workforce development, treatment, and recovery. Preventative initiatives will include but are not limited to outreach to children, youth, and elders, education, strategic messaging, and community prevention activities using culturally driven prevention services. Workforce development and training will include but is not limited to providing professional education and training for staff and stakeholders on culturally-based recovery and prevention services as well as cultural competency, and ensuring the staff and stakeholders are well versed in strategies related to prevention, treatment, and recovery of opioid and stimulant misuse. Concentrated efforts will also include training PRSS to work within the community to aid those in the recovery process. Peoria Tribe will prioritize the delivery of MAT services by establishing a formal referral pipeline with the two TOR-funded MAT clinics in the community. Residential recovery may be provided for up to two individuals per year following a successful completion of an inpatient treatment facility. Training will include teaching key staff and stakeholders to identify and refer Tribal Citizens who have been impacted by opioid or stimulant use or who are at high risk of using. Training will also include components to understand the addiction to stimulants and the devastating impact on the entire family. The project will serve a minimum of 24 in the first year and 37 in the second year for a minimum total of 61 served. The Peoria Tribe's intent aligns with that of the TOR grant in that it aims to reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid and simulant overdose-related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment, and recovery support 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).
