Programs

Project MOSAIC – Piloting a Model of a Systems-level Approach to Adolescent Integrated Care for Indigenous Youth

Background Youth nationwide face a growing mental health crisis. This crisis is even more acute in Indigenous youth, who face higher rates of depression, anxiety, substance misuse, and suicide, as

Focus Area: Cultural StrengthsMental Health PromotionParenting SupportYouth Development

Associated Location(s): Chinle, AZ

Syringe Services Program (SSP) Implementation in Indigenous Communities

Syringe Services Program Implementation in Indigenous Communities will explore the factors that facilitated the successful implementation of Indigenous-centered syringe services programs that integrate harm reduction, allopathic “western,” and traditional Indigenous

Focus Area: Cultural StrengthsInfectious Disease PreventionSubstance Use & Prevention

ᏂᎦᏯᎢᏐ ᎦᏚᎩ ᏂᏨᏁᏍᏗ: Bringing Our Minds and Hearts Together to Promote Our Children’s Mental Health Through Storytelling

ᏂᎦᏯᎢᏐ ᎦᏚᎩ ᏂᏨᏁᏍᏗ (ditsadasdelisgi itsehesdiin) means “in the mind and heart always have the thought of working together” (credited to the late Cherokee cultural keeper, Benny Smith). This Cherokee community

Focus Area: Cultural StrengthsMental Health

Associated Location(s): Cherokee Nation