Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
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ALASKA
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Grantee: ALASKA YOUTH FAMILY NETWORK
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Statewide Family Networks |
SM057919 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $60,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2010 |
Alaska Youth and Family Network (AYFN) serves Alaskan families with children with emotional disturbance and youth who experience emotioal/behavioral disturbances. AYFN builds on the work of Peer Navigators by assisting families to build local groups that support each other in addressing systemic issues rather than individual problem solving.
AYFN can provide shill training and support for family members, adult and youth, to advocate for others at the commuity agency level and at the sate policy making level to ensure a family/youth driven system for delivery of integrated educational, mental health and substance abuse community-based services for children and youth.
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Grantee: COOK INLET HOUSING AUTHORITY
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Supportive Housing (2007) |
SM058307 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $374,663
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Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2012 |
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The Alaskan tribal organizations, Cook Inlet Housing Authority, the lead applicant, and Cook Inlet Tribal Council, as the health and social services provider, proposes to create Welcome Home, a supplemental housing program that will assist primarily Alaska Natives/American Indians with serious mental illnesses and/or co-occurring disorders who are chronically homeless to secure permanent housing and linkage, through intensive case management, to a network of health and social service providers for social, mental, physical, and financial services.
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Grantee: NATIONAL ALLIANCE/MENTALLY ILL/ALASKA
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Statewide Consumer Network |
SM056429 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $70,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2010 |
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NAMI Alaska proposes to increase opportunities for consumers to participate in consumer-directed programs with adults with mental illness and co-occurring disorders. The organization will continue to meet the diverse needs of the communities and the provision of wellness recovery action plan in rural regions. New rural regions have been identified and the project will be replicated to meet the needs of those communities. The project will also continue to serve as a mechanism for consumer input into policymaking and program planning that otherwise would not be possible.
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Grantee: ANCHORAGE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Community TX & Service Ctrs of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative |
SM057127 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $375,598
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Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2009 |
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Anchorage Community Mental Health Services is requesting SAMHSA support to establish the first Alaska Child Trauma Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The Center will collaborate with community partners to establish a trauma-focused coalition and treatment network to establish best practices-based services for children and adolescents (ages 3 to 18), who have suffered trauma. Child trauma is an enormous problem in Alaska. Alaska has one of the highest rates of child maltreatment, domestic violence, substance abuseand suicide in the nation.In order to provide the best possible services for children and adolescents who have suffered trauma, the Alaska Child Trauma Center will work with The Trauma Centers of Massachusetts, to train Anchorage providers in the use of the ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency) model,The Center will also work with the State of Alaska Division of Behavioral Health,and to build a comprehensive traumafocused services network for children and adolescents in Anchorage. The Center will work with a professional research team, pilot testing the ARC Framework and evaluating the model locally. There will be close attention to the effectiveness of the model with Alaskan Native and American Indian children and children in foster care.the Alaska Child Trauma Center will collaborate closely with a coalition of state agencies, mental health providers, community agencies, consumers and others.
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Grantee: UNITED WAY OF ANCHORAGE
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: CMHS 2008 EARMARKS |
SM058561 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $574,499
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Project Period: 09/15/2008 - 09/14/2009 |
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United Way of Anchorage plans to continue to work with its partners in the development and expansion of a statewide health and human services information and referral service. The statewide referral service will be provided via a 2-1-1 number which will improve the health and social welfare of citizenry through accessible connection to appropriate services for consumers and providers. The call-center will be co-located with emergency operations center, provide a comprehensive database of information, increase public education and outreach, and enhance sustainability of operations across systems.
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Grantee: ALASKA DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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Juneau, AK |
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Program: Youth Suicide Prevention & Early Intervention - Cooperative Agreement State-Sponsored |
SM058377 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $500,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2011 |
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Behavioral Health's (BH) approach to the Alaska Youth Suicide Prevention Project is to enhance and expand suicide prevention programs and services to specific regions and youth populations where suicide rates are exceedingly high. A Regional Suicide Prevention Team (RSPT) model is proposed as a method of delivering services that can best identify specific needs of the region, determine varying degrees of readiness to address suicide in each community they serve and implement strategies outlined in this proposal that are both sustainable and culturally appropriate. Through the regional team-based approach, DBH will work collaboratively among all stakeholders through out the state to include both public/private, Tribal entities, faith-based organizations, schools, consumer advocacy/suicide survivor groups, community-based youth serving organizations, mental health centers and primary care providers. This collaborative approach will support a multi-disciplinary continuum of care necessary for comprehensive suicide prevention strategies aimed at reducing suicide among Alaska's youth. This project will incorporate the goals of the Alaska Suicide Prevention Plan and the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. The Alaska Suicide Prevention Project strategies include: 1) an increase in Alaska's understanding that youth suicide is preventable, 2) increase promotion of healthy social and emotional growth and youth development, 3) increased access and availability of behavioral health services and 4) increase use of suicide prevention research and evaluation methods.
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Grantee: KAWERAK, INC.
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Nome, AK |
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Program: Youth Suicide Prevention & Early Intervention - Cooperative Agreement State-Sponsored |
SM058480 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $500,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2011 |
Kawerak, Inc. a tribal consortium in the northwest Alaska will reduce the number of suicides by 75% by the end of the third year of the Bering Strait Suicide Prevention Program. We will assist villages to develop prevention strategies through capacity building, education and training, strong interdisciplinary collaboration and Elder guidance. The focus population are youth between 12 and 18 and young Native males between 19 and 30 in the region's 15 villages. Suicide rates in the Bering Strait Region are three times higher than the State suicide rate and six times higher than the national suicide rate. All of the region's suicides were Alaska Native and 93% of suicides took place in our 15 villages. More than half of them were between the ages of 15 and 30. None of the villages have suicide prevention plans. Kawerak and its partners will develop a multi-disciplinary holistic strategy that is community driven and builds on current efforts that targets the highest at risk group, our youth. We estimate there are 150 high school youth who are at risk and estimate their family members number 600.
The Peer Helpers program will train at least 45 peer leaders and ultimately benefit the 500 youth in village high schools. There will be a regional and village Prevention Coalitions, training for service providers who deal with youth; parent training, a mentoring program for young men, the group who commit the most suicides; Story Circles with Elders and an education campaign. The mentoring program will have skill building activities to attract young males such as working on hunting equipment. Each community will design their strategy based on their own unique Inuit cultural traditions. Our goal is to reduce suicide attempts by 70% and suicides by 75% and restore a culture of wellness during the three-year Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention grant.
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Grantee: MANIILAQ ASSOCIATION
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Kotzebue, AK |
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Program: Youth Suicide Prevention & Early Intervention - Cooperative Agreement State-Sponsored |
SM057408 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $399,997
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Project Period: 06/01/2006 - 05/31/2009 |
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Young Inupiat people in Maniilaq's service area are suffering disproportionately from suicide. In fact, the region has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world. The project will use a variety of prevention approaches. It will include a media campaign to underscore the fact that suicide is preventable and unacceptable within an Inupiat context. A cultural renewal film project will enhance cultural continuity and increase youth resilience- two factors that have been linked to lower suicide rates. The educational components of Project Life include school and community based suicide prevention training so that community members of all ages are knowledgeable about Inupiat suicide and know how they can work to prevent it. Lastly, the project will work with area institutions to develop suicide prevention protocols so that staff who work with high risk populations know how to intervene before and during a suicide crisis. This comprehensive approach will increase community level protective factors and decrease risk factors. In addition, the approach foster earlier involvement with high-risk youth, make suicide interventions more effective and efficient, and will institute postvention rituals and policies. Taken together, Project Life aims to decrease the number of suicides and suicides in the region for the long term.
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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
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Grantee: BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF ALASKA, INC.
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Drug Free Communities |
SP013483 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $99,767
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Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2010 |
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The grantee will: (1) reduce substance abuse among youth and over time, among adults by addressing factors in the community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promote factors to minimize the risk of substance abuse; (2) establish and strengthen citizen participation and collaboration among communities, nonprofit agencies, and federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support community efforts to deliver effective substance use prevention strategies for youth; (3) use the Strategic Prevention Framework of evidence based prevention strategies to assess needs, build capacity, plan, implement and evaluate community prevention initiatives; and (4) assess and report on the effectiveness of community prevention initiatives to reduce age of onset of any drug use, frequency of use in the past 30 days, increased perception of risk or harm, and increased perception of disapproval of use by peers and adults.
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Grantee: UNITED WAY OF ANCHORAGE
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Drug Free Communities |
SP013064 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $96,886
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Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2010 |
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The grantee will: (1) reduce substance abuse among youth and over time, among adults by addressing factors in the community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promote factors to minimize the risk of substance abuse; (2) establish and strengthen citizen participation and collaboration among communities, nonprofit agencies, and federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support community efforts to deliver effective substance use prevention strategies for youth; (3) use the Strategic Prevention Framework of evidence based prevention strategies to assess needs, build capacity, plan, implement and evaluate community prevention initiatives; and (4) assess and report on the effectiveness of community prevention initiatives to reduce age of onset of any drug use, frequency of use in the past 30 days, increased perception of risk or harm, and increased perception of disapproval of use by peers and adults.
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Grantee: BRIDGES COMMUNITY RESOURCE NETWORK, INC
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Kanai, AK |
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Program: Drug Free Communities |
SP013471 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $99,617
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Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2010 |
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The grantee will: (1) reduce substance abuse among youth and over time, among adults by addressing factors in the community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promote factors to minimize the risk of substance abuse; (2) establish and strengthen citizen participation and collaboration among communities, nonprofit agencies, and federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support community efforts to deliver effective substance use prevention strategies for youth; (3) use the Strategic Prevention Framework of evidence based prevention strategies to assess needs, build capacity, plan, implement and evaluate community prevention initiatives; and (4) assess and report on the effectiveness of community prevention initiatives to reduce age of onset of any drug use, frequency of use in the past 30 days, increased perception of risk or harm, and increased perception of disapproval of use by peers and adults.
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Grantee: UNITED WAY OF THE TANANA VALLEY
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Fairbanks, AK |
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Program: Drug Free Communities |
SP011622 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $100,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2009 |
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The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
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Grantee: ALASKA COUNCIL OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
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Juneau, AK |
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Program: Drug Free Communities |
SP014877 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $115,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2013 |
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The grantee will: (1) reduce substance abuse among youth and over time, among adults by addressing factors in the community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promote factors to minimize the risk of substance abuse; (2) establish and strengthen citizen participation and collaboration among communities, nonprofit agencies, and federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support community efforts to deliver effective substance use prevention strategies for youth; (3) use the Strategic Prevention Framework of evidence based prevention strategies to assess needs, build capacity, plan, implement and evaluate community prevention initiatives; and (4) assess and report on the effectiveness of community prevention initiatives to reduce age of onset of any drug use, frequency of use in the past 30 days, increased perception of risk or harm, and increased perception of disapproval of use by peers and adults.
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Grantee: VALDEZ YOUTH AWARENESS COALITION, INC.
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Valdez, AK |
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Program: Drug Free Communities |
SP010808 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $99,756
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Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2011 |
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The grantee will: (1) reduce substance abuse among youth and over time, among adults by addressing factors in the community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promote factors to minimize the risk of substance abuse; (2) establish and strengthen citizen participation and collaboration among communities, nonprofit agencies, and federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support community efforts to deliver effective substance use prevention strategies for youth; (3) use the Strategic Prevention Framework of evidence based prevention strategies to assess needs, build capacity, plan, implement and evaluate community prevention initiatives; and (4) assess and report on the effectiveness of community prevention initiatives to reduce age of onset of any drug use, frequency of use in the past 30 days, increased perception of risk or harm, and increased perception of disapproval of use by peers and adults.
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Grantee: YAKUTAT TLINGIT TRIBE
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Yakutat, AK |
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Program: Drug Free Communities |
SP014929 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $123,628
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Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2013 |
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The grantee will: (1) reduce substance abuse among youth and over time, among adults by addressing factors in the community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promote factors to minimize the risk of substance abuse; (2) establish and strengthen citizen participation and collaboration among communities, nonprofit agencies, and federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support community efforts to deliver effective substance use prevention strategies for youth; (3) use the Strategic Prevention Framework of evidence based prevention strategies to assess needs, build capacity, plan, implement and evaluate community prevention initiatives; and (4) assess and report on the effectiveness of community prevention initiatives to reduce age of onset of any drug use, frequency of use in the past 30 days, increased perception of risk or harm, and increased perception of disapproval of use by peers and adults.
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Grantee: COOK INLET TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC.
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants |
SP013910 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $1,633,546
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Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2011 |
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Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) proposes a Tribal infrastucture development project for the Tribal community of Anchorage, Alaska. CITC, as lead agency in collaboration with Southcentral Foundation, United Way and the Municipality of Anchorage, will build a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining effective substance abuse prevention services for the Anchorage Tribal community through implementation of the Strategic Prevention Framework.
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Grantee: MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: CSAP 2008 EARMARKS |
SP014832 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $383,187
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Project Period: 09/01/2008 - 08/31/2009 |
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The Alaska Meth Education (AME) Project is aimed at preventing youth from trying meth and educating all Alaskans about the effects of methamphetamine to our state. The AME project will provide the mechanism for a statewide effort by: a coalition of local governments collaborating on anti-meth efforts; a media campaign focusing on building anti-gang attitudes; and an information and referral resource through print and on-line materials. A trainer will train at least two trainers from each of the five boroughs.
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Grantee: FAIRBANKS NATIVE ASSOCIATION
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Fairbanks, AK |
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Program: CSAP 2008 EARMARKS |
SP015540 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $478,492
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Project Period: 09/01/2008 - 08/31/2009 |
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This funding will aid Fairbanks Native Association's Ch'eghutsen' program in reaching its goal to reform and expand children's services in order to provide a comprehensive, culturally competent system of care for seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents aged birth to 22 years. The Ch'eghutsen' system of care coordinates mental health services with other relevant services to meet the needs of children, youth and families in Interior Alaska.
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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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Grantee: SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Access to Recovery |
TI019496 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $1,650,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2010 |
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Southcentral Foundation, a mature tribal healthcare organization serving Alaska Natives and American Indians in southcentral Alaska, proposes Circle of Recovery - a voucher program to provide clinical substance abuse treatment and recovery support services to Alaska Natives in the urban city of Anchorage, Alaska, and the 8 tribal villages of the Cook Inlet region. Circle of Recovery will provide clients with a genuine choice from among 12 Native agencies. Circle of Recovery will expand and connect services in two distinctly different contexts - Anchorage, Alaska's only urban city, and 8 tribal villages of the surrounding Cook Inlet region: Anchorage: Southcentral Foundation is a key member of the Alaska Native System of Care, a "family" of Native non-profits based in Anchorage intended to address the needs of Alaska Natives' many life domains (primary health care, behavioral health, legal, housing, cultural, etc.).
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Grantee: RURAL ALASKA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Homeless Addictions Treatment |
TI016456 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $399,630
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Project Period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2010 |
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Provide a realistic solution for homeless late stage chronic alcoholics by using engagement, detoxification, case management, and life skills training.
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Grantee: COOK INLET TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC.
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: Homeless Addictions Treatment |
TI016488 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $400,000
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Project Period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2010 |
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Expand capacity by adding five residential treatment beds for "the homeless chronic inebriate" who are Alaskan Native and "American Indians." Provides wrap around and case management services.
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Grantee: FAIRBANKS NATIVE ASSOCIATION
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Fairbanks, AK |
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Program: Homeless Addictions Treatment |
TI016461 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $400,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2009 |
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This program will provide a residential modified therapeutic community using culturally appropriate integrated substance abuse and mental health treatment and intensive case management for homeless persons.
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Grantee: TANANA CHIEFS CONFERENCE, INC.
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Fairbanks, AK |
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Program: SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral & Treatment) |
TI019528 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $2,144,560
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Project Period: 10/01/2008 - 09/30/2013 |
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The Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) SBIRT project will expand the TCC Health Service Area continuum of care to include screening, brief intervention, referral and brief treatment within the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center. This is a primary care medical facility in the city of Fairbanks, Alaska within the TCC Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) serving 22 of the rural village communities included in the TCC Health Service area. These expanded services will target Alaska Native adults and adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17. The project plans to serve 10,458 unduplicated individuals over the life of the project. The goals are to expand the continuum of care to include SBIRT services in general medical care; support clinically appropriate services for persons at risk or diagnosed with a substance use disorder; and identify and address systems and policy changes to increase access to treatment in generalist and specialist settings.
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Grantee: COOK INLET TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC.
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: TCE - American Indians/Native Alaskans |
TI019399 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $500,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2010 |
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Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) proposes a program to expand and enhance outpatient substance abuse treatment capacity for Alaska Native/American Indians adults in Anchorage, Alaska. CITC's proposed Clare Swan Co-Ed Outpatient Treatment Expansion project will provide a comprehensive, integrated, and community-based response to the well- documented need for expanded and enhanced treatment for our Native community. The Clare Swan Expansion will serve Alaska Native/American Indian adults residing in or accessing treatment in Anchorage, Alaska. CITC's Clare Swan outpatient unit provides the only Tribal co-ed outpatient services in Anchorage, and is uniquely positioned to provide culturally competent services to the population of Alaska Native who are disproportionately represented in substance abuse statistics locally, statewide, and nationally. Clare Swan is proposing to treat ASAM levels .5 through Level II, ranging from problem drinkers who are not yet clinically dependent through those who are stepping-down from residential treatment. Our strategies and interventions include doubling capacity for outpatient treatment, continuing use of motivational interviewing, as well as adding brief therapy to the continuum of outpatient services. These evidenced-based strategies have proven to be culturally resonant, and therefore effective, with our target population. The following objectives will be achieved: provision of outpatient treatment services to 160 unduplicated clients annually; reduction in alcohol or other illegal drugs; increased stability in family and living condition; improvement in employment status; increased social connectedness to family, friends, coworkers and classmates; increased access to services; improved retention in treatment; and reduction in crime and criminal justice status.
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Grantee: TANANA CHIEFS CONFERENCE, INC.
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Fairbanks, AK |
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Program: TCE - American Indians/Native Alaskans |
TI019368 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $473,655
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Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2010 |
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Tanana Chiefs Conference, a regional private, non-profit corporation operating under Tribal Authority for the Alaska natives of the Interior region, proposes to expand its Old Minto Family Recovery Camp, adding three residential slots (serving an additional 30 persons per year, 90 throughout the 3 year grant period), while enhancing the overall treatment program. A "cultural healing model" of recovery guides treatment. Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc (TCC) proposes to expand the treatment capacity of its core residential service unit, the Old Minto Family Recovery Camp, while adapting the current program to better meet the needs of its patients. Old Minto Family Recovery Camp is the originator of a cultural treatment model which has gained recognition by the State of Alaska and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its promising outcomes with Native clientele. The Old Minto Family Recovery Camp provides a traditional village environment, grounded in the understanding that substance abuse treatment for Alaska Natives is best addressed within the context of a traditional community system. The camp's "cultural healing" model of recovery blends traditional life ways and cultural skills with the western counseling techniques, concepts and requirements for certification of substance abuse treatment programs. Expansion of the Old Minto Family Recovery Camp will fill a critical service gap in one of the most underserved and socially devastated areas of Alaska. We will be able to serve an additional 3 persons per cycle/30 per year, while 120 (90 original and 30 expanded) receive enhanced services. The project has the potential to impact the way services are delivered to Alaska Native people statewide, thereby improving the quality of services and expanding the knowledge base.
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Grantee: FAIRBANKS NATIVE ASSOCIATION
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Fairbanks, AK |
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Program: TCE - American Indians/Native Alaskans |
TI020154 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $250,000
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Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2011 |
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The Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) Strong Futures Project will significantly improve the long-term personal and family conditions of residential substance abuse treatment clients and foster inter-generational stability in Alaska Native communities. The Stong Futures Project goals are to: 1) decrease substance use and/or abuse among Native people; 2) improve the mental and physical health of Native clients; 3) improve family functioning and quality of life; and 4) increase long-term self-sufficency and cultural connection. This will be accomplished through case management services, building skills for re-entry, accessing resources in order to build a secure life, and strengthening and unifying families. The grant will enhance residential treatment at FNA's Women and Childrens's Center for Inner Healing and Longhouse programs.
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Grantee: AKEELA INC.
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: CSAT 2008 EARMARKS |
TI019580 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $191,593
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Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2009 |
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The Akeela Re-Entry Program is designed to increase treatment retention and to expand the Alaska Native cultural component to their substance abuse treatment component. These goals will be achieved through a family oriented and structured social setting utilizing a modified Therapeutic Community (TC). The modified TC will provide an environment that allows enchanced cultural awareness to be fostered, which in turn helps to counteract the racial divisions and address cultural gaps that many clients experience. Along with the modified TC, the project will feature the coordinated application of vocational/educational counseling to help facilitate the successful transition of clients, particularly those who are transitioning from prison or halfway houses, back to the community.
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Grantee: MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE
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Anchorage, AK |
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Program: CSAT 2008 EARMARKS |
TI019640 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $383,187
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Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2009 |
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The purpose of this project is to bridge the treatment resistant target population and high frequency users of the Emergency Alcohol Services System into appropriate detoxification and treatment services, and through activities and strategies that address addiction and mental health issues, break the "revolving door" cycle of repeated usage of the emergency system, and help individuals reintegrate into the community. Pathways strategy incorporates intensive outreach and individualized case management services at the Transfer Station, the city's sobering center, to engage with the the target population.
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Grantee: MANIILAQ ASSOCIATION
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Kotzebue, AK |
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Program: CSAT 2008 EARMARKS |
TI019554 |
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Congressional District: AK-00 |
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FY 2008 Funding: $478,492
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Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2009 |
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Maniilaq Association offers a unique addiction recovery program that is based on a traditional subsistence lifestyle and family oriented practices at its Mavsigviq Camp. It offers residential services for individuals and families recovering from the effects of addiction. Programming at Mavsigviq offers treatment activities utilizing the Inupiat Ilitqusiat values: Knowledge of Language, Sharing, Respect of Others, Cooperation, Respect for Elders, Love for Children, Hard Work, Knowledge of Family Tree, Avoidance of Conflict, Respect for Nature, Spirituality, Humor, Family Roles, Hunter, Success, Domestic Skills, Humility, and Responsibility to Tribe.
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