Friday, May 9, 2025
5/9/2025
Nooksack Tribal Opioid Response Project - Project Name: The Nooksack Opioid Prevention Project Population to be Served: Nooksack Indian tribe youth ages 11-24. Currently we have an enrolled tribal population of 1,946 members, and a total of 454 youth in our target age category. Our efforts are not restricted to enrolled members however, so the target population is closer to 500. The Nooksack Tribal Opioid Response project will incorporate multiple opportunities for building and strengthening cultural identity among the tribe’s youth ages 11- 24, to counteract and prevent opioid and other drug use. During events and activities, education and awareness will be provided to participating youth and their families, regarding the short and long-term impact of drug use. We will utilize the Healing of the Canoe curriculum, as well as GONA (Gathering of Native Americans curriculum) as a planning tool for engaging the youth and community in development of preventive strategies. Project Goals: Objective #1: Provide public education and awareness to reduce drug addiction rates by 50% and misuse of prescription painkillers among youth and young adults. Objective #2: Reduce drug addiction rates by 50% (from baseline to year 5 of grant, measured by current use of opioids and misuse of prescription painkillers among youth and young adults. Objective 3: Annually provide up to 300+ of people receiving messages about the dangers of opioid use through community event and social media. Objective 4: Provide events and activities to 100+ people to build strong cultural identity among the Tribe and especially the youth of our Tribe, including Culture Night, educational materials, outreach, referrals, and programming for participants to learn about and grow traditional foods. Traditional gardens are a way for people to grow healthy culturally familiar vegetables in their back yard, and it helps improve overall well-being, helps improve socialization skills, and encourages physical activity. Objective 5: To provide evidence-based practices curricula such as Healing of the Canoe (HOC) and Nooksack Days, utilizing Gathering of Native Americans GONA) Curricula with these funds to 50+ youth at each event to promote internal strength and wellness among the Tribes young people. Objective 6: We will support access to existing services including treatment, MOUD, addiction and mental health counseling, medical services, legal services, and social services. We will serve 300 individuals in year 1, and each year anticipate we will serve those and an additional 25 individuals each year, totalling 400 unique individuals over the 5 year lifetime of the grant.
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