Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer
In 2024, IHS initiated Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer seeking recommendations on funding methodologies for the Seven IHS Behavioral Health Initiatives. The Tribal Consultation was held on June 18, 2024, and the Urban Confer was held on June 20, 2024.
On April 7, 2025, a Dear Tribal Leader Letter [PDF - 197 KB] tsummarizing these proceedings was posted.
- Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP)
- Forensic Healthcare Services (FHC)
- Behavioral Health Integration Initiative (BH2I)
- Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention (SPIP)
- Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Aftercare (SAPTA)
- Youth Regional Treatment Center (YRTC) Aftercare Pilot Program
- Zero Suicide Initiative (ZSI)
Previous Tribal Consultations
On March 2, 2020, a Dear Tribal Leader Letter was posted [PDF - 238 KB] with the decision on the funding mechanism to distribute Indian Health Service (IHS) behavioral health initiative funding for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention (SASP) Program, the Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP) Program, and the Zero Suicide Initiative (ZSI).
IHS has also posted the summary of input received in response to the Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer [PDF - 225 KB] initiated on August 2, 2019, regarding recommendations by the Indian Health Service (IHS) National Tribal Advisory Committee on Behavioral Health (NTAC).
