Sep
06
2011
NNCTC with Fort Peck Suicide Prevention Coalition and Fort Belknap Tribal Council
Dr. Richard van den Pol, IERS director, and Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, NNCTC director, participate in multiple onsite meetings on the Fort Peck Reservation with multiple agencies affiliated with the Tribe's Suicide Prevention Coalition. IERS/NNCT is in partnership with the Tribal Health Department and area schools on suicide prevention and behavioral health initiatives including a recently awarded SAMHSA grant jointly shared by IERS and Tribal Health. Additionally, the pair traveled to the Fort Belknap reservation for work with IERS' colleague and cultural consultant Roger White regarding the intersection of culture, resiliency, traditional practice and mental/behavioral health for youth at risk. The group also presented to the Tribal Council and received formal permission for the initiation of research studies that respect tribal ownership of data, cultural sensitivity and best practices in child traumatic stress reduction.
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