Abstract This is a culturally appropriate program of extensive prevention activities and education geared at Menominee youth, in particular, and families/community, in general; a new partnership with the tribal clinic to provide screening for early intervention and referral; treatment to meet the needs of those referred. The 235,000 acre Menominee […] Read more »
McKinley County Juvenile Substance Abuse Crisis Center TCE
Abstract Funding for this project went toward creating a regional eight-bed juvenile substance abuse crisis center facility co-located with the county’s existing juvenile detention center. The aim of the project was to reduce the gap in treatment available to juveniles, provide outreach services, enhance the capacity of other components of […] Read more »
Lummi Indian Nation
Abstract The program will focus on high-risk youth who are using substances and their extended families. It will build off traditions of the Lummi nation and Northwest Indian communities as well as follow best practices for drug prevention; treatment, and family strengthening. The program will include: (1) a healing emphasis, […] Read more »
Las Madres Project
Abstract The Las Madres Project, a partnership between Amity Foundation, New Mexico AIDS Services and PB&J family services intends to create a culturally sensitive and effective substance abuse treatment program combined with an HIV/AIDS education program which will serve the at-risk and infected population of women of color and their […] Read more »
Hudson Lake Healing Camp
Abstract This program provides substance abuse treatment program in remote locations with cabins for residents who gather wood, tend to cooking and heating fires, maintaining the camp. Treatment groups and one-on-one counseling sessions are provided. Clients experience traditional Alaskan Native village life in harmony with the traditional practice of 40 […] Read more »
Helping Hands Program
Abstract This project was designed by the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan to serve 4 of the 12 federally recognized tribes, providing culturally based outpatient treatment and early intervention services for adults. It embodies both western medical principles and practices, and traditional Anishinabek healing practices to address substance abuse. Objectives Serve […] Read more »
Health Care for the Homeless of Milwaukee, Inc.
Abstract The addictions treatment for the homeless project will provide a model treatment program for homeless substance abusing adults using state of the art treatment methodology. This model relies heavily on early intervention and case management to ensure coordination of services from a network of providers. The target population includes […] Read more »
Generation 7
Abstract Generation 7 is an adolescent treatment program based on the implementation of Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for substance abusing Native American youth in Oakland, California. The treatment plan interweaves MET/CBT 5 with the holistic approach of the Family & Child Guidance Clinic of the Native American […] Read more »
Friendship House Homeless Project
Abstract The mission of Friendship House is to promote healing and wellness in the American Indian community by providing a continuum of substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services that integrate the traditional American Indian healing practices and state-of-the-art substance abuse treatment methodology. The Friendship House substance abuse treatment programs […] Read more »
Friendship House Healing Center
Abstract The Friendship House Healing Center grant is a collaboration with the Native American Health Center (NAHC) to expand substance abuse treatment capacity and HIV services for Native Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area who have a history of involvement in the criminal justice system. The program integrates the […] Read more »