The Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic (MMHC) was awarded a $1,000,000 five-year Project Grant (H79TI087796) in September 2024 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The funding will enable MMHC to expand its medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and substance use counseling services at its Red Feather Clinic locations, which have experienced a...
The Tuolumne Me-Wuk Indian Health Center, Incorporated was awarded a $458,072 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will fund culturally responsive Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) programming to address the opioid use crisis in Tuolumne County, California over a 5-year period from September 30,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health program (CFDA 93.933) to the Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC) to implement the SNAHC Community Opioid Intervention Prevention Program. This five-year grant, running from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2030, aims to: 1) Reduce unmet opioid treatment needs and overdose deaths through Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT); 2)...
This Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program supports the Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) in addressing the opioid crisis within its service area of nine federally recognized tribes in northern San Diego County, California. The key objectives of this five-year program from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2030 are to: 1) promote opioid use prevention and overdose...
The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health program (CFDA 93.933) to the Toiyabe Indian Health Project, Inc. (TIHP) to address the opioid crisis in rural tribal communities within Inyo and Mono Counties, California. The award, effective February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2030, will enable TIHP to: 1) increase public awareness and education; 2) create comprehensive support teams; 3)...
The Modoc Nation was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The grant will fund the Community Opioid Intervention Prevention (COIP) program, which aims to reduce the burden of opioid use within the Modoc Nation and surrounding American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The COIP program will develop partnerships to...
This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) grant award of $1,000,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will support the Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC) in addressing the opioid epidemic among American Indian populations in northern San Diego County, California. The key products and services to be delivered include: Recovery Support: Training and state certification for 25 peer recovery...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, awarded a $545,634 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the K'Ima:w Medical Center, a tribally owned healthcare provider in Hoopa, California. The grant funding will enable the K'Ima:w Medical Center to continue providing and...
This $750,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will enable the Chapa-De Indian Health Program, Inc., a tribal government organization in California, to enhance its comprehensive medication-assisted treatment (MOUD) and substance use disorder (SUD) services for American Indian, Alaska Native, and other...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program to the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITCMI) to implement the Anishnaabek Community Opioid Intervention Prevention Program (ACOIPP). Over the five-year project period from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2030, ITCMI will collaborate with 12 federally-recognized tribes and the Urban American Indian and Health &...
MMHC'S COMMUNITY OPIOID INTERVENTION PILOT PROJECT - THE CHICKEN RANCH RANCHERIA OF ME-WUK IS A SMALL INDIAN TRIBE, RE-ORGANIZED ON DECEMBER 15, 1983. THE MATHIESEN MEMORIAL HEALTH CLINIC (MMHC) WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 AND FINANCED BY THE CHICKEN RANCH RANCHERIA. A HEALTH COMMISSION WAS FORMED AS A SUB-UNIT OF THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT. MATHIESEN MEMORIAL HEALTH CLINIC IS STRUCTURED AS A TRIBAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION PER PL93- 638, VIA THE INDIAN SELF DETERMINATION ACT.MMHC?S SERVICE AREA IS LOCATED IN AND AROUND JAMESTOWN, CA, (ZIP 95327) AND EXPANDS INTO THE NORTH-EASTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS (ZIP 95370). THE TARGET POPULATION IS THE CHICKEN RANCH RANCHERIA TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP OF 32 MEMBERS, 840 UNAFFILIATED NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS WHO RESIDE IN TUOLUMNE COUNTY, AND AN ESTIMATED 350 NATIVE AMERICANS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY IN MARIPOSA COUNTY AND CENTRAL VALLEY CITIES OF MODESTO, AND MERCED. BESIDES TRIBAL MEMBERS, MMHC?S TARGET POPULATION ALSO INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT LIVE AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN OUR SERVICE AREA THERE ARE AN ESTIMATE OF 35,335 TOTAL POPULATION OF WHICH 9, 821 LIVE AT OR BELOW 200% FPL, TWENTY-EIGHT PERCENT (28%). MMHC CURRENTLY HAS A SMALL MAT PROGRAM USING THE TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT FUNDS WE RECEIVED IN 2019. THIS MAT PROGRAM FUNCTIONS WITH FOUR MAT WAIVED PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, ONE MAT CARE COORDINATOR AND REFERRALS TO OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WHEN OPENINGS ARE AVAILABLE. MMHC OFFERS THE MEDICATION ASSISTANCE TREATMENT (MAT) TO ANY INDIVIDUAL (TRIBAL OR NON-TRIBAL) THAT SELF REFERS OR TO PATIENTS THAT ARE ASSESSED BY THE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER NEEDING MAT SERVICES. MMHC?S PROGRAM NEEDS MORE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID PROBLEMS IN OUR TARGET POPULATION AND IMPROVE ACCESS AND CAPACITY. WE WANT TO ENHANCE OUR CURRENT MAT PROGRAM WITH ADDITIONAL LICENSED ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS/S THERAPISTS AS WELL AS PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES TO OPIOID PAIN THERAPY.MMHC WOULD UTILIZE THE COIPP FUNDS TO ENHANCE OUR CURRENT MAT PROGRAM BY CREATING A COMPREHEN SIVE SUPPORT TEAM TO EMPOWER TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY FAMILIES IN ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISES. A TRIBAL TRADITIONAL/NATURAL HEALER WOULD BE RETAINED TO CONTRIBUTE TO A MUCH-NEEDED BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ON IMPROVING RECOVERY AND PROMOTING HEALING. THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY AND JAMESTOWN COMMUNITIES WILL NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE MAT/SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED BY MMHC. THUS, MMHC WILL ACTIVELY HAVE A PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN WHICH WOULD INCLUDE AN OUTREACH WORKER VISITING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC BROADCAST ANNOUNCEMENTS. MMHC IS INVOLVED IN A REGIONAL COLLABORATION OF HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY UNITED TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY OF HARMFUL OPIOID USE. THROUGH THESE RELATIONSHIPS, MMHC WILL BE ABLE TO INVOLVE PARTNERS IN COLLECTING COMMUNITY-REGION-WIDE DATA AND SUPPORT IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITIES.MMHC IS REQUESTING $500,000 OF COIPP FUNDS.