Thursday, January 2, 2025
1/2/2025
The Fort Peck Tribal Courts will expand and enhance services of the Family Healing to Wellness Court to reduce drug and alcohol abuse among parents and reunify parents and their children in a safe and alcohol and drug free environment. Project Name: Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes (FPT) Family Healing to Wellness Court (FHTWC) Expansion Project Population to be served: The population of focus is Native American parents, on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, with a substance use disorder (SUD) and/or co-occurring SUD and mental disorders and a history with child and family services. The community experiences a high prevalence of substance abuse, high rates of child neglect and abuse, extreme poverty, and low educational attainment. Strategies / Interventions: The project will expand services of our current Family Healing to Wellness Court by 1) serving 35 clients per year; 2) increasing access to treatment services for parents and their children; and 3) providing strategies to strengthen parent-child bonding. Project Goals and Measurable Objectives: The goal of the project is to expand and enhance services of the Family Healing to Wellness Court to reduce drug and alcohol abuse among parents and reunify parents and their children in a safe and alcohol and drug free environment. Measurable objectives are 1) expand services to at least thirty-five (35) participants per year; 2) enhance services for at least thirty-five (35) participants per year by adding one (1) evidence-based treatment; employing one (1) Licensed Addiction Counselor dedicated to FHTWC clients; and providing residential substance-abuse treatment to at least five (5) parents per year; and 3) assist with parent-child bonding and the reunification of families through the provision of one (1) culturally appropriate parenting model and necessary wraparound services. Number of people to be served: 35 parents and their children annually for a total of 175 parents and their children over the five year project period.
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