Native American Lifelines Inc

4-IN-1 HEALTH EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT PROJECT FOR URBAN INDIANS IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AND BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

NATIVE H.E.A.L. - HELPING END ADDICTIVE LIFESTYLE: SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION FOR AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE PEOPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS - NATIVE AMERICAN LIFELINES, INC (NAL) WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF URBAN AMERICAN INDIANS IN MASSACHUSETTS BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY INFORMED EDUCATION ON SUBSTANCE USE, MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AND/OR RISK FACTORS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. OUR EFFORTS WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS LED BY NAL STAFF MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS / SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND EVALUATED THROUGH PRE-AND POST-TESTING. NAL STAFF WOULD ALSO WORK ON DEVELOPING A YOUTH COUNCIL THAT WOULD IDENTIFY, DISCUSS, AND DETERMINES BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGAGING THEIR PEERS WITH INFORMATION ON THE PREVENTION OR INTERVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE NATIVE H.E.A.L. PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON FOUR AREAS - DIRECT SERVICE, HEALTH PROMOTION AND SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, TRAINING, AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT.