The proposed project will build capacity by training community members within seven tribal nations to use an innovative, culturally appropriate community-based mental health first response system. While completing our NARCH VIII program activities, we developed academic/community partnerships within these tribal communities, and we learned about each community?sexistingresourcesandinfrastructure.Wewillleveragethesepartnershipsandapply thisknowledgetocompletetheNARCHXCapacityBuildingactivities.Morespecifically,wewill seedtheseventribeswithindividualswhoareequippedtohelpexperiencingmentalhealthcrises, particularly youth in recovery from substance use disorders. Early Capacity Building Core activitieswillincludeassistingwiththedevelopmentofthecoreFirstFacemodulesandtraining Healing Lodge research staff to conduct research activities. Later, working alongside tribal Working Groups, we will expand First Face by developing additional modules, including tribe- specific modules;? revise the First Face curriculum in response to feedback from trained communitymembers;?continuetobuildresearchcapacity;?anddevelopenduringandformalized First Face training materials. During the final year of the project, we will train hundreds of tribal communitymembersintheFirstFaceprogramandlaythefoundationforaself-sustainingFirst Face training center at the Healing Lodge, complete with a First Face ?Train-the-Trainers? programthattheHealingLodgecanoffertointerestedtribesandindividuals.Insum,wewillbuild capacityfortribalcommunitiestolearnandapplytheFirstFaceprogram,thussparkingamental healthculturechangeacrossthesecommunities.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Minority Biomedical Research Support - MBRS (S06)
Project #
5S06GM128015-02
Application #
9766317
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2019-08-01
Budget End
2020-07-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2019
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
Department
Type
DUNS #
785501545
City
Spokane Valley
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
99212