The purpose of this BAH-KHO-JE healing to wellness program is to plan and implement a program that effectively practices intervening with substance use and/or CO-occurring mental health disorders…

The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma received a $413,053 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The purpose of this 4-year grant is to plan and implement the Bah-Kho-Je Healing to Wellness Program, which will provide substance use and co-occurring mental health disorder treatment and recovery services to the Native American population residing within the tribal jurisdiction in Lincoln, Logan, and Payne counties, Oklahoma. Key activities will include offering culturally competent, community-based treatment and preventing non-violent offenses linked to substance use. The grant aims to address alcohol, drug, and mental health issues in the tribal community through a pre-adjudication court model that emphasizes healing rather than punitive measures.

The purpose of this BAH-KHO-JE healing to wellness program is to plan and implement a program that effectively practices intervening with substance use and/or CO-occurring mental health disorders within the native community, as well as preventing individuals from committing non-violent offenses that is a result of their substance use, this can also include individual who are simply arrested on drug offenses. Primary activities upon implementation include the following: 1) providing treatment and recovery services that address alcohol and substance use; 2) preventing the number of non-violent offenses that is a direct result of substance use and drug offenses by providing a program that is tailored toward the individual, community based, and a culturally competent system of treatment. Although the territorial jurisdiction includes lincoln, logan and payne counties, the service area will service the native american population that is enrolled in a federally recognized tribe and resides within the state of oklahoma. The projects target population will be 100% native americans who are enrolled in a federally recognized tribe, and the tribal jurisdiction is located within a rural location. The BAH-KHO-JE healing to wellness program is a pre-adjudication court and will consistently work with individuals to recognize the importance of healing and addressing alcohol and other drug problems in the community, rather than taking punitive measures that will stay with the individual for the rest of their life.