Native American Heritage Month celebrates the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and history and acknowledges the important contributions of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, including their work in public health. Throughout November, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will focus on raising awareness about health disparities impacting the American Indian/Alaska […]
Prevention
Best and Promising Practices for the Implementation of Zero Suicide in Indian Country
Zero Suicide is a framework to support suicide-safer care in health and behavioral health care systems. In the past ten years, many studies have shown its effectiveness in reducing suicide deaths across diverse health systems. However, when health and behavioral health care systems in Indian Country have attempted to employ the framework, there are often […]
Disaster Behavioral Health Preparedness and Response Resource Guide
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) compiled an amalgam of resources for disaster preparedness and recovery in the Disaster Behavioral Health Preparedness and Response Resource Guide. This resource guide provides available publications and information to learn about the behavioral health impact of disasters and how individuals and communities can build resilience throughout […]
Mobile Health Units for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) received a federal State Opioid Response grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help increase access to treatment for opioid use disorder. OBH partnered with the state’s substance use disorder Managed Service Organizations (MSOs) to manage the mobile health […]
Albuquerque Public Schools’ Collaborative Approach Helps Juvenile Justice Involved Youth
To stem the steady flow of students from schools to juvenile detention, the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools SS/HS Initiative created a Juvenile Justice Action Team to develop a strategic plan for enhancing inter-agency collaboration. The plan was steamed through the 3 Bold Steps intervention. The plan comprised numerous action steps, for example: Defining what […]
Two-Generation Approach in Services in Colorado
The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) uses a two‐generation approach to guide all of the services. The two-gen approach encourages CDHS programs to serve children and their caregivers together, to harness the family’s full potential, to put the entire family on a path to permanent economic security, and health. When programs and policies are […]