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Mental health services are an integral part of the Indian Health Service (IHS) health care system. The objectives of the Indian Health Service mental health services are to:
- offer a wide range of clinical and community mental health services;
- promote positive mental health services including efforts aimed at primary prevention of mental and emotional disorders;
- promote broad social and health goals to enhance the emotional security of AI/AN individuals and groups;
- offer early intervention at the onset of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders to restore and improve patient/client level of functioning;
- assist rehabilitation and stabilization of advanced emotional disorders or pathology to prevent further patient/client disorganization; and
- offer educational, consultative, research and other support services focused on AI/AN mental health issues to a full range of tribal, governmental, educational, legal, institutional and health agencies.
Related IHS Sites
IHS Suicide Prevention Program
IHS Tele-Education - upcoming and recorded webinars on Mental Health topics
