Overview: The overarching purpose of this project is to develop and expand the resources of the Treatment Collaborative for Traumatized Youth (TCTY) to address the significant gaps and improve access to culturally relevant trauma services for Native American children across our highly rural state for the next 3 years. We strive to achieve this through training and delivery of culturally tailored and evidence-based trauma treatments and educational series.
Project HEAL
Project HEAL aims to expand resources to address gaps and improve access to culturally relevant trauma services for Native American children.
Project HEAL Goals
Goal #1
Educate child-serving professionals on the incidence and consequences of historical trauma on Native American youth and communities.
Goal #2
Train mental health clinicians in culturally – informed trauma treatment enhancements.
Goal #3
Increase access to culturally-informed trauma treatments for Native American youth in North Dakota.
Collaborating and building a relationship with Tribal Nations is a priority and embedded in each goal
We can offer trainings to communities, organizations, schools, or other groups to increase knowledge of trauma-informed care for Native American Youth. There is no cost, as this project is grant funded by the state of ND.
We also collaborate with the University of Oklahoma to offer a Healing Children Mending the Circle Training for mental health practitioners interested in learning more about providing trauma treatment for Native American Youth.
Our project’s values are from an Anishinaabe cultural perspective, living and working in alignment with the 7 grandfather teachings, as they guide our team to fulfill our goals and objectives in a “good way”/ Minobimaadiziwin.
Our Values
Truth
Courage
Respect
Honesty
Love
Wisdom
Humility
Project HEAL Trainers
This effort is funded by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), administered through the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services –Behavioral Health Division
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