The Yakama Nation Native Connection 3 project is a $259,998 federal 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The project aims to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior, substance use, and trauma, as well as promote mental health among American Indian and Alaska Native youth residing on and near the Yakama Reservation. Key goals...
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation received a $1,005,154 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The overarching goal of this 5-year grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2024, is to reduce opioid and stimulant use and overdose within the Yakama Nation community. The Yakima Nation Tiinawit Program will...
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 (CFDA 93.243) program provides $735,000 to the Cherokee Nation to implement the Garrett Lee Smith Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Project. The project aims to increase the capacity of the Cherokee Nation to identify and respond to suicide risk factors among Native American youth, enhance...
This Project Grant award of $3,999,600 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program will support the Yakama Nation Behavioral Health Services (YNBHS) System of Care Expansion project. The 4-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024, will serve approximately 250 Native children and youth, birth through age 21, who are at risk for...
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 $1,600,000 Project Grant to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The grant funding will be used to support first responders and community members in mitigating the opioid/fentanyl overdose crisis within the Yakama Nation's jurisdiction. Key objectives include...
This $735,000 federal Project Grant award was provided 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 grant will fund the Oregon Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program, managed by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Injury & Violence Prevention division. The program aims to implement suicide prevention and...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $735,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (Gptchb), a 501(c)(3) community-based tribal entity. The 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will fund the Teca Kici Okijupi - Connecting with Our Youth (CWOY) Navigator Program, which aims to: 1) increase the number...
The Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma received a $378,558 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant aims to increase community champions to sustain suicide prevention efforts, promote positive mental health, and increase knowledge of suicide stigma and awareness among the Kiowa Tribe geographic catchment area. Key focus...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,391,104 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Generation Schools Network Inc., a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado. The grant aims to improve infrastructure for reducing suicides and ultimately preventing suicide deaths among young people up to age 24 in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians...
The Oglala Sioux Tribe was awarded a $735,000 Project Grant from 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 grant aims to improve the continuity of care and follow-up for youth identified to be at risk for suicide on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The funding will be used to increase the capacity and accessibility of clinical services...
The Yakama Nation was awarded a $1,467,748 Garrett Lee Smith Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention (GLS) Program grant 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 5-year project aims to increase suicide prevention, early intervention, and treatment efforts for youth up to age 24 in Yakima County, Washington, with a focus on the Yakama Nation lands. Key activities include delivering Sources of Strength training to 100 elementary students annually, training 200 youth-serving staff in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills, and hiring peer support specialists and a suicide prevention natural helper to facilitate culturally relevant support and education. Additionally, the grant will fund a therapist to provide trauma-informed behavioral health services to 200 youth and young adults.