Tribal Listening Sessions
Tribal Listening sessions provide an opportunity for SAMHSA to hear from Tribal behavioral health providers and Tribal Leaders.
Past Sessions
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This listening session seeks input from American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Service Members, Veterans and their Families (SMVF), and community leaders serving this population.
Listening Session Goals:
- Better understand the views and concerns of tribal communities and find ways to build a strong tribal program for suicide prevention
- Ensure representation and elevate indigenous knowledge throughout all aspects of program planning and implementation
This listening session series provided an opportunity for SAMHSA to hear from Tribal Leaders and Tribal Behavioral Health professionals about how to decrease burden and increase data quality to streamline reporting for grants. This information helps inform the redesign of the client-level performance management tools.
This listening session series provided an opportunity for SAMHSA to hear from Tribal Leaders and Tribal Behavioral Health professionals about how to decrease burden and increase data quality to streamline reporting for grants. This information helps inform the redesign of the client-level performance management tools.
This listening session provided an opportunity for SAMHSA to share information about the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and engage with Tribal Leaders and Tribal Behavioral Health professionals on critical issues related to suicide prevention among American Indian and Alaska Natives they would like to see represented in the new strategy.
The session provided an opportunity for SAMHSA to hear from providers treating opioid use disorder in Tribal clinical settings about the need for practical experience with higher dose (24mg+) buprenorphine. This information helps inform federal guidance and activities on buprenorphine dosing in the context of fentanyl.
- Drug Overdose Deaths by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics 2019–2020
- Buprenorphine After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose: Reduced Mortality Risk in Medicare Disability Beneficiaries
- Buprenorphine Dose and Time to Discontinuation Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in the Era of Fentanyl
The listening session provided an additional opportunity for SAMHSA to share information about the statutory requirements and engage with Tribal Leaders and Tribal Behavioral Health professionals on the development of this program.
The listening session provided an opportunity for SAMHSA to share information about the statutory requirements and engage with Tribal Leaders and Tribal Behavioral Health professionals on the development of this program.
- Dear Tribal Leader Letter: Invitation to the Tribal Listening Session (PDF | 255 KB)
- Tribal Listening Session Framing Paper: Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources for Native Americans Program (PDF | 255 KB)
- Listening Session Executive Summary: Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources for Native Americans Program (PDF | 123 KB)
SAMHSA and DEA seek views and perspectives from tribal educators on key opioid use disorder and other substance use disorder training elements to inform guidance related to the implementation of the MATE Act.
SAMHSA has heard from Tribal Leaders that an update to the TBHA, including lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, is needed to ensure its priorities and strategies continue to be reflective of tribal behavioral health.