Project Grant H79SM091310

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the University of New Mexico $600,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) to implement TRIBES 2 (Trauma Informed to Build Resilient, Indigenous, Balanced Communities Enhanced with Strength 2), a National Child Traumatic Stress Network Category II treatment and service adaptation center.

The recipient will provide national expertise on childhood traumatic events and evidence-based trauma treatment for American Indian/Alaska Native populations and others impacted by trauma. Deliverables include scaling up and ensuring sustainability of the TRIBES Parenting Curriculum, delivering national training and technical assistance to expand provider capacity across mental health, substance use, child welfare, school, healthcare, and juvenile justice systems, training and certifying facilitators and trainers, strengthening workforce capacity through trauma-informed care instruction for providers across child- and family-serving systems, enhancing collaboration via a multidisciplinary steering committee and national partnerships, and disseminating accessible tools and resources to support trauma-informed practice.

The award supports work performance in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a period of performance from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031. The University of New Mexico Division of Community Behavioral Health leads the initiative to expand access to trauma-informed, evidence-based and evidence-informed services for children, youth, and families impacted by adverse childhood experiences, intergenerational trauma, and community stressors.