This federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) provides $341,268 to the Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness NPC to continue addressing opioid use disorder in Maine's Wabanaki tribal communities. The funding will support the Wabanaki Tribal Opioid Response Program, which includes the Wabanaki Careline crisis...
This $750,000 Project Grant award, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243), will support the Passamaquoddy Tribe's efforts to address substance use disorders and promote mental health and cultural healing in their community. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Enhancing the existing Medication-Assisted Treatment...
This $1,173,003 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will fund the Penobscot Nation Tribal Healing to Wellness Court's "Tribal State Collaboration to Enhance the Diversity of Recovery Services in Rural Areas of Northern Maine" project. The project aims to expand access to culturally-specific...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $250,000.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services supports the Menominee Native Connections Program. The goal of this program is to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance abuse, reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among Menominee youth up to 24 years of age. Key objectives of the program include developing protocols for...
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness received a $105,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a feasibility study for the Wabanaki Way Indigenous tourism experience. The study will assess opportunities to connect and support tribal tourism operations between the Gathering Place campground in Millinocket, Maine and the Wolastoq Inn and Suites and Wilderness Pines Campground managed by...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $370,000 Project Grant to Native Health, a non-profit healthcare organization serving urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations in Maricopa County, Arizona. The funding supports the "Native Health Indigenous Resiliency Program for Urban Youth in Maricopa County" under SAMHSA's Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958)....
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), has awarded a $369,611 Project Grant to the Copper River Native Association (CRNA) to implement the "Cultural Crossroads: Strengthening Connections" initiative. This 5-year project aims to mitigate high-risk behaviors linked to suicide and substance abuse among Alaska...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) tribe. The grant will fund the SWO Native Connections Behavioral Health Project, which aims to engage the Oyate (people) in community-driven efforts to prevent substance misuse and suicidal behavior among 3,242 American Indian youth aged 24 and younger on the Lake Traverse...
The Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness NPC received a $318,181 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office. The grant was awarded under the Indian Child Welfare Act Title II Grants program (CFDA 15.144) to support off-reservation services for Indigenous children in Maine through September 2024. The Indian Child Welfare Act Title II Grants program aims to promote stability and security for American Indian tribes and families by protecting...
This Project Grant award of $250,000 per year for 5 years, totaling $1,250,000, was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The funding supports the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony's Behavioral Health Native Connections program, which aims to address suicides, substance misuse, and mental health disorders among Native American youth. Key services to be delivered include...
WABANAKI NATIVE CONNECTIONS - THROUGH THIS NATIVE CONNECTIONS PREVENT YOUTH SUICIDE, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE GRANT, WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS (WPHW) WILL BE WORKING WITH THE PENOBSCOT AND MOTAHKOMIKUK TRIBAL AREAS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF YOUTH SUICIDE, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE. ACROSS THOSE TWO AREAS THERE ARE MORE THAN 1300 RESIDENTS AND OVER 10,000 LIVING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THOSE TRIBAL RESERVATIONS. THE PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THIS GRANT HAVE GREATER INSTANCES OF YOUTH SUICIDE, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, AND MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES, LOWER STANDARDS OF LIVING, EDUCATIONAL COMPLETION, AND LIFE EXPECTANCY. THIS FUNDING WILL ALLOW US TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF DESPAIR THAT WABANAKI YOUTH ARE TOO USED TO. THE INTERVENTIONS WE PROPOSE ARE BOTH CLINICAL AND CULTURAL. THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW WPHW TO TRAIN MORE CALL AGENTS FOR WABCARE, A WARMLINE OFFERING REFERRALS AND OUTREACH SPECIFICALLY TO YOUTH. IT WILL ALLOW MORE YOUTH SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION AND POSTVENTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT (CISM) TEAM. PART OF THE FUNDING WILL ALSO BE USED TO FUND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS OF THE PRESENCE OF WABCARE AND CISM AS RESOURCES FOR OUR YOUTH. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A NETWORK THAT WILL OFFER INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS THROUGH A TELEHEALTH MODEL TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY FOR THOSE IN NEED. WABANAKI FEEL THE CULTURE HANDED DOWN FROM OUR ANCESTORS IS MEDICINE. TO THIS END, WE RECOGNIZE THAT CONNECTING OUR YOUTH BACK TO OUR CULTURE ALLOWS THEM TO CALL ON THE SUPPORTS OUR CULTURE BRINGS TO THE CHALLENGES OF MODERN LIFE. THIS GRANT WILL HELP US BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN WAYS DESPERATELY NEEDED AFTER THE ISOLATION OF THE PANDEMIC. USING THE GATHERING OF NATIVE AMERICANS MODEL WE INTEND TO HOLD YOUTH SPECIFIC GATHERINGS THAT INCORPORATE OUR WABANAKI TRADITIONS. THESE GATHERINGS ARE INCLUSIVE AND OPEN TO ALL. 2023 AND 2024 WILL SEE OUR YOUTH CULTURAL CENTER COME TO FRUITION IN DOWNTOWN BANGOR. THIS WILL BE A HUB FOR PROJECT VENTURE EXPERIENCES BUT ALSO ARTS CLASSES TAUGHT BY LOCAL NATIVE ARTISTS AND LANGUAGE CLASSES THAT HAD TRANSITIONED TO THE WEB DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. TO TRACK AND EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THESE AND OTHER EFFORTS WE WILL BUILD DATA MANAGEMENT INTO OUR YOUTH PROGRAMMING. WORKING WITH THE CENTER FOR WABANAKI RESEARCH, KNOWLEDGE, AND INNOVATION AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN THIS PROCESS THROUGH DATA COLLECTION ON THOSE PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROJECT VENTURE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND WABCARE BUT ANTICIPATE BUILDING OUT OUR DATA COLLECTION TO OTHER PROGRAMS AND GATHERINGS.