The national indian youth leadership development project, INC., will use funding to develop coordinated prevention and intervention strategies for youth and their families who have been impacted by…

The National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project, Inc. will use a $239,946 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop coordinated prevention and intervention strategies for youth and families impacted by opioids and other substances in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Specifically, the awardee will implement the Walking in Strength model in Indigenous communities to prevent and intervene in opioid use disorder and substance use disorder among Native American youth and their families. This award supports the objectives of the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative federal grant program (CFDA #16.842), which provides funding to address public safety, intervention, prevention, diversion, and treatment services for those directly impacted by opioid abuse. The three-year award period will allow the awardee to deliver these critical services through September 2025.

The national indian youth leadership development project, INC., will use funding to develop coordinated prevention and intervention strategies for youth and their families who have been impacted by opioids and other substances. The project proposes to use the walking in strength model for use in indigenous communities to prevent and intervene in opioid use disorder (OUD) and substance use disorder (SUD) among indigenous youth and their families.