The Indian Health Council, Inc. (IHC), a nonprofit federally qualified health center serving nine federally recognized tribes in Northern San Diego County, California, received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. This 5-year award, effective February 1, 2025, will enable IHC to implement a comprehensive Community Opioid Intervention Prevention Program to address the opioid crisis affecting its tribal communities.
The key objectives of the program are to: (1) promote opioid use prevention through community engagement and outreach; (2) develop a support team to empower AI/AN families in addressing the opioid and overdose crisis; (3) strengthen IHC's medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and other opioid use disorder (OUD) programs; and (4) support harm reduction efforts, including Narcan distribution and partnerships with local syringe exchange services. This funding will enhance IHC's capacity to serve individuals with OUD and their families, while also focusing on prevention to mitigate the further spread of opioid use, overdoses, and related deaths within the tribal communities.
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