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WHAT’S NEW
The Indian Health Service has awarded several three-year grants to nonprofit organizations to carry out the IHS Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative across the country. The organizations listed below will focus on American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas and on Native American youth. Each organization will receive $100,000 per year for the first two years; third-year funding will depend on funds available.
United American Indian Involvement, Inc., in Los Angeles (urban)
South Dakota Urban Indian Health, Inc., in Pierre (urban)
Native American Rehabilitation Association in Portland (urban)
Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition in Omaha (urban)
Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, Inc. (urban)
Friendship House Association of American Indians, Inc., in San Francisco (urban)
Native Images, Inc., in Tucson (youth)
The Healing Lodge of The Seven Nations in Spokane (youth)
Hualapai Tribal Nation in Peach Springs, Arizona (youth)
Vision
To support the unique balance, resiliency, and strength of our American Indian and Alaska Native cultures, we at the Indian Health Service Division of Behavioral Health strive to support tribal and urban Native communities to eliminate behavioral health diseases and conditions; beyond elimination of these, the Division strives to promote health, resilience, and strength in all our communities.
Mission
To improve the overall health care of American Indian and Alaska Native individuals, families, villages, communities, and tribes,
To reduce the prevalence and incidence of alcoholism and other drug dependencies,
To reduce the prevalence and incidence of behavioral health diseases and conditions,
To maximize positive behavioral health and resiliency in individuals, families, and communities,
To support the efforts of American Indian and Alaska Native communities toward achieving excellence in holistic behavioral health treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention services for individuals and their families,
To advocate for and support tribal behavioral health treatment and prevention efforts,
To promote the capacity for self-determination and self-governance, and
To advocate for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and service providers by actively participating in professional, regulatory, educational, and community organizations at the national, state, urban, and tribal levels.
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