Abstract The primary goal of this project is to reduce alcoholism and drug abuse among Alaska Native and Non-Native women of childbearing age by increasing access to treatment through treatment capacity expansion and enhancement of outpatient programs. Objectives It is the goal of this Treatment Capacity Expansion project to increase […] Read more »
Connecting Native American Women to Treatment
Abstract This project expanded the capacity of the 45-day women’s residential substance abuse treatment program at Guiding Star to include improved medical and physical health service and referral with focus on occurring disorders, case management , and coordination of care both internal and external, traditional healing services, structured extended family […] Read more »
CITC Substance Abuse Services (Connections SBIRT Grant)
Abstract This grant is focused on non-dependent users. Connections SBIRT, a tribal project, will serve Anchorage, Alaska. It will enhance screening, referral, brief intervention, and treatment services for adults and add those services for adolescents. Its overarching goal is to reduce substance use by participating clients as defined by GPRA […] Read more »
Bay Area Red Road Program
Abstract This program is a collaboration of five service providers to American Indians in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Bay Area Red Road is an integrated centralized intake system and MIS infrastructure that will increase access to treatment. The program will link substance abuse, mental health, medical, social services, […] Read more »
American Indian Practice Improvement Collaborative
Abstract The American Indian Collaborative of Portland proposes to develop a multi-agency planning and governing arrangement that is able to design and implement a program to meet the mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of the students at the Chemawa Indian Boarding School. The project will reach out to […] Read more »
Alaska Women’s Recovery Project
Abstract The Alaska Women’s Recovery Project trains women in recovery to interact with various service systems via peer led support groups, skill building workshops, and opportunities for leadership. The project is also educating the public via public service announcements and other media in an effort to reduce the stigma and […] Read more »