YOR IV Project Name: Anadutana
Project Description: Building on the experience and success of YOR III, Toiyabe Indian Health Project, Inc. (TIHP), a tribal, nonprofit organization that serves the medical, dental, optical, behavioral health (substance abuse prevention/treatment, mental health), pharmacy, and dialysis care needs of American Indians and the greater community at large, will continue to serve an isolated population within a 200-mile radius of the frontier designated Inyo and Mono County region of California.
Continuing the Anadutana project, qualified content experts will complete the activities and provide leadership in facilitating culturally competent services to youth within the TIHP service area. In addition, youth prevention and outreach staff will deliver culturally appropriate life saving overdose prevention efforts. The team will develop scheduled educational events and provide educational materials. More importantly, the funding will allow TIHP to provide outreach/life saving overdose prevention access for individuals in rural, underserved areas. As part of our mission to deliver youth-directed community access to OUD education and TIHP resources, we will continue to integrate indigenous language and culturally appropriate resources through our innovative mass communication efforts. To improve services at TIHP’s MAT program, YOR funding will increase access to inpatient treatment, provide recovery support through contingency management, develop family recovery group activities, and support community prevention efforts.
Partner Agencies: CA Rural Indian Health Board, Inc., Owens Valley Career Development Center, Bishop Paiute Tribal Youth Health to Wellness Court, Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center
YOR III Project Name:
Project Description: YOR III will provide improved and effective linkages to MAT programing offered at Toiyabe Indian Health Project. These improved linkages to service will help alleviate the suffering and support recovery for youth that are currently falling through the cracks and open up doors to services needed. By providing new linkages to care through new partnerships Toiyabe Indian Health Project will be able to increase outreach and improve prevention services to youth and provide a pathway to access care.
Partner Agencies: Bishop Tribal Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court, Owens Valley Career Development Center, California Rural Indian Health Board, Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center, Native American Smartcare, Inyo Co. Behavioral Health Department, Inyo Co. Probation Department
YOR II Project Name: Anadutana
Project Description: The proposed “Anadutana” project was administered by the Family Services Department of the Toiyabe Indian Health Project, Inc. (Toiyabe) and community partners through a large collaborative of Native American, non-native and child-serving partners. Anadutana is a Paiute word meaning “lacing a baby in the cradle board.” A cradle board has been used historically by American Indians to provide security to our young. The Anadutana project is Toiyabe’s effort to provide security and support for our future generations. The purpose of the project is to encourage wellness amongst youth by providing a network of intervention and treatment options for opioid and stimulant use disorders.
Partner Agencies: Toiyabe Indian Health Board of Directors, Owens Valley Career Development Center, California Rural Indian Health Board, Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center, Telewell Behavioral Health, Toiyabe’s Chief Executive Officer
Primary Contact:
Name: Michelle Saenz
Position: Family Services Director
Email: michelle.saenz@toiyabe.us
Email: earl.lent@toiyabe.com or michelle.saenz@toiyabe.us
Phone: 760-873-6394
Website: www.toiyabe.us