Alcohol or other drug abuse impacts American Indian and Alaska Native youth – affecting every
aspect of the individual's life, causing feelings of frustration, emotional
suffering, hopelessness and wounding of the spirit. Untreated
substance use disorders result in social and financial burdens on our
communities due to related deaths, injury, illness, crime and loss of productivity.
Behavioral health problems affect many of our nation’s youth under
the age of 18. Emotional disorders that co-exist with alcohol/substance
abuse can result in high-risk behaviors.
Common problems encountered among children and adolescents
may include childhood depression, hyperactivity, attachment reactions,
anxiety, phobias, family dysfunction and disruptive behavior.
Our Mission
The mission of the Area Alcoholism/Substance Abuse Program is to promote the
overall healthcare of American Indian and Alaska Native individuals, families, tribes,
villages, rural and urban communities by providing education, and training toward
holistic prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholism or other drug
dependencies.
Our Vision
To serve as a catalyst for improving the quality of life of American Indian and Alaska
Native people toward the goal of increasing intervention strategies to reduce the rate of
alcoholism or other substance dependence.
Values
The Phoenix Area Alcoholism/ Substance Abuse Program believes in the following
core values:
• All American Indian and Alaska Native people have the right to be
treated with dignity.
• All American Indian and Alaska Native people should have access to
needed services that achieve the most favorable outcome in I.H.S.,
Tribal and Urban alcoholism or other drug dependency treatment and
prevention efforts.
• All American Indian and Alaska Native people should be empowered
to exercise self-determination and self-governance.
2002 Senator Harold E. Hughes “Exceptional Service Award” for responsiveness to Rural
Alcohol & Drug Abuse awarded by the National Rural Alcohol & Drug Abuse Network, Inc.
Technical Assistance
The A/SAP staff is committed to promoting Cultural Identity and Spirituality to assist the youth in becoming centered
once again.
Available services include but are not limited to:
• Aftercare Program Consultation
• American Society of Addiction Medicine(ASAM) Training
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Consultation
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Consultation.
• Chemical Dependency Management Information System (CDMIS) Training
• Client Placement
• Counselor Certification Training
• Counselor Orientation
• Gathering Of Native Americans(G.O.N.A.) consultation
• Program Surveys
• Resource Development
• Assessment Tools Training
• Teaching Conference
• Primary Care Provider training on chemical dependency
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