From Lauren at tlpi.org Wed Aug 1 17:51:37 2018 From: Lauren at tlpi.org (Lauren van Schilfgaarde) Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:51:37 -0000 Subject: [Tribal-drug-courts] OJP Funding Opportunities! In-Reply-To: <18363337.906@public.govdelivery.com> References: <18363337.906@public.govdelivery.com> Message-ID: As a reminder, the Office of Justice Programs? Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) have posted the following grant solicitations, which are open to federally-recognized tribes, tribal organizations and Alaska Villages: Bureau of Justice Assistance funding opportunities: ***DEADELINE EXTENDED TO AUG. 6*** FY18 Supporting Innovation: Field Initiated Programs Solicitation: This is BJA?s program that seeks to encourage applications from the field to support the testing of new innovative approaches that can be translated to others addressing similar challenges. It includes two categories: 1) For applications from local, state or tribal governments to test a new approach that addresses a gap in the field and, 2) For national or regional training, technical assistance or studies to address a need in the field. For more information on the Field Initiated program, see the program page on the BJA website: https://go.usa.gov/xUwUF. BJA is giving the field additional time to develop and submit ideas to address critical issues related to precipitous increases in crime, especially violent crime, violent crime and tribes and with criminal aliens. BJA expects to make at least ten awards of up to $500,000 for a 36-month period of performance, to begin on Oct. 1, 2018. Applications are due Aug. 6, 2018. For more information, visit https://www.bja.gov/funding/Field18.pdf. Office for Victims of Crime funding opportunities: FY 2018 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program: The overall goal of this program is to provide support to Indian tribes to improve services for victims of crime. Under this program, OVC is soliciting applications for funding to support a range of activities including needs assessment, strategic planning, program development and implementation, program expansion, and other activities to address the victim service needs of tribes. In developing the scope of activities allowable with this funding, OVC took into account input from tribal leaders and other stakeholders regarding needs for victim services in tribal communities. Applications are due Aug. 6, 2018. For more information, visit https://go.usa.gov/xUqz4. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention opportunities: ***APPLICATIONS DUE AUG. 2*** FY18 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative: OJJDP is seeking sites to fund to develop data-driven coordinated response to identify and address challenges resulting from opioid abuse that are impacting youth and community safety. Sites will work with OJJDP and a technical assistance provider to develop data collection tolls that will inform strategies and programs to be implemented by the sties to address specific challenges resulting from the opioid epidemic. Applications are due Aug. 2, 2018. For more information, visit https://go.usa.gov/xUqMn. FY18 Gang Suppression Planning Grants Program: Part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods suite of programs, this OJJDP funding opportunity is designed to reduce violent crime, gangs, and victimization and promote public safety in communities through planning support to eligible localities to build capacity for a multilateral data-driven strategy. OJJDP is seeking proposals from applicant jurisdictions that have high levels of youth-perpetrated gun crime and gang violence and that can demonstrate a willingness and readiness to develop fully comprehensive, community- and data-driven responses. Funding will support selected jurisdictions to undertake strategic planning and capacity-building work through multidisciplinary and community partnerships. Applications are due Aug. 27, 2018. For more information, visit https://go.usa.gov/xUBpW. FY18 Gang Suppression: A Law Enforcement and Prosecutorial Approach to Address Gang Recruitment of Unaccompanied Alien Children: Part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods suite of programs, this OJJDP funding opportunity is designed to reduce violent crime, gangs (specifically transnational gangs), and victimization and promote public safety in communities through implementation support for eligible communities that demonstrates their readiness to put a comprehensive strategic plan into action, based on a multilateral data-driven strategy. OJJDP is seeking proposals from applicant jurisdictions that have high levels of youth- perpetrated gun crime and gang violence and that can demonstrate a willingness and readiness to develop fully comprehensive community- and data-driven responses. Funding will support selected jurisdictions to undertake strategic planning and capacity-building work through multidisciplinary and community partnerships. Because no one policy or program can completely or effectively respond to youth violence and victimization, OJJDP encourages communities to view the research-based principles set forth in Shared Framework for Reducing Youth Violence and Promoting Well Being as a guide to stop violence and victimization. Applications are due Aug. 27, 2018. For more information, visit https://go.usa.gov/xUBdS. National Institute of Justice: Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives: With this solicitation, NIJ seeks to build knowledge on best practices in offender reentry initiatives. Specifically, NIJ requests proposals for rigorous research to examine reentry initiatives that incorporate promising practices, strategies, or programs. For this solicitation, NIJ is interested in supporting evaluations of innovative reentry initiatives that focus on adult or young adults (aged 18-24) with a moderate-to-high risk of reoffending. A particular focus on the risk of reoffending with a violent crime is encouraged. These initiatives may be applicable to institutional or community corrections, or both. With this solicitation, NIJ?s primary goal is to support the rigorous examination of innovative reentry initiatives. The primary goal of this solicitation is to advance the body of knowledge on promising practices in offender reentry, in part to inform the Second Chance Act Community-based Adult Reentry Program. The objective of this solicitation is to advance this knowledge through the support of rigorous randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluations of promising reentry strategies, practices and programs. Successfully implemented RCTs have the greatest likelihood of providing comprehensive and unbiased evidence to practitioners and policymakers seeking to implement effective interventions in their jurisdictions. Findings from this research will assist state, local and tribal jurisdictions to reduce violent crime and protect public safety personnel by reducing recidivism among former offenders as they successfully reintegrate into the community. Applications are due Aug. 6, 2018. For more information, visit https://go.usa.gov/xUwNk. For a complete listing of all open Office of Justice Programs funding opportunities, visit https://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm. 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View this email in your browser [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/494a051b4995fd5f4d9052004/images/32d41c77-5c80-4579-8774-0820a4664612.jpg] [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/494a051b4995fd5f4d9052004/images/89b21ee3-521d-4d6b-8de0-66c50033aa0a.png] [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/494a051b4995fd5f4d9052004/images/da5ecaa6-2639-4cc0-a11b-6465c924638f.png] Family Drug Courts (FDCs) have been identified as a promising model in achieving positive outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders and involved in the child welfare system. As FDCs work towards achieving these outcomes, it is important to assess whether the improved recovery, safety and permanency outcomes achieved for FDC participants are similarly experienced by individuals of all genders and diverse racial and ethnic groups. This Caf? Conversation will share key opportunities for the FDC field and partner agencies to more closely examine their programs to ensure fairness and equal access to its program. The discussion will highlight the descriptive findings of a data set from a federal initiative on whether racial disproportionality and disparities existed amongst a cohort of families participating in FDCs. These findings were recently published in the inaugural issue of the Journal for Advancing Justice. Through collaboration and quality implementation, agencies and systems can partner together to increase access to comprehensive and coordinated services. This discussion will also highlight examples of FDCs that have examined this issue in their programs and taken important steps to ensure equity and inclusion for all children and families in the child welfare system affected by parental substance use disorders, regardless of gender, race, and ethnicity. Numerous learning opportunities and resources will be provided to attendees to enhance learning. First, a pre-recorded webinar presentation (30-minute duration) will be released before the live webinar event along with a Team Discussion Guide so FDC practitioners can view and discuss together. Then, join us on September 6th for a live webinar event which will feature a facilitated discussion between practitioners from two FDC programs and a Tribal Law Specialist from the Tribal Law and Policy Institute as they share their experiences and expertise in ensuring equity and inclusion in their communities. A Call to Action Guide will also be provided to ensure attendees take important next steps. Learning Objectives: * Explore the context of racial disproportionality and disparities in the justice, treatment and child welfare systems and how FDCs are in a unique position to be part of the solution or a contributor to these injustices * Learn how other FDCs are monitoring and addressing gender and racial disproportionality and disparities in their programs * Identify practical next steps for FDC practitioners and teams to ensure equal access and outcomes for all participant families [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/494a051b4995fd5f4d9052004/images/da5ecaa6-2639-4cc0-a11b-6465c924638f.png] [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/494a051b4995fd5f4d9052004/images/89b21ee3-521d-4d6b-8de0-66c50033aa0a.png] After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. For more information about our 2018 FDC Learning Academy Webinar Series, please visit https://www.cffutures.org/fdc-learning-academy/ or download our flyer by clicking on it below. 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URL: From Lauren at tlpi.org Fri Aug 31 13:21:56 2018 From: Lauren at tlpi.org (Lauren van Schilfgaarde) Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 18:21:56 +0000 Subject: [Tribal-drug-courts] Tribal leaders gather in St. Paul, Minn. for Tribal Opioid Strategic Planning Conference In-Reply-To: <4b07d0f62bcb4d98af2c65ef141b6013@MBX082-W2-CO-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET> References: <4b07d0f62bcb4d98af2c65ef141b6013@MBX082-W2-CO-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET> Message-ID: <1535739675216.42264@tlpi.org> ? [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/2098ca541b563fa96b8822b3f/images/BJA4Webebc90d.jpg] Tribal leaders gather in St. Paul, Minn. for Tribal Opioid Strategic Planning Conference By Joseph V. Sowmick, NAJA Contributing Writer Representatives from the Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes (MAST) joined with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services (IHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the Tribal Opioid Strategic Planning Conference on August 22 ? 23, 2018. The two-day collaborative project featured Tribal leaders and personnel from 34 Tribes with two urban Indian communities with the purpose of Region V Bemidji area Tribes to address the impact of the opioid crisis as expressed in the March 27, 2018 MAST emergency declaration on the opioid crisis supported by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. Stockbridge Munsee Tribal member and MAST Executive Director Scott Vele spoke and encouraged Tribes to share their existing opioid Tribal Action Plans (TAP) and current data related to the impact of the opioid crisis. ?We are creating a union, a strong bridge between Tribes and the funding sources to deal with the struggles of opioid addiction that come to our reservations wherever we are. It?s a tragedy what is going on but it?s not the first tragedy that Indians have faced throughout the history of our people,? Vele said. ?We have to find out from each other on how to deal with this crisis. When we were in D. C. for MAST Impact Week in March, our friends Tyler LaPlaunt (Great Lakes Area Tribal Health Board) and Frank Ettawageshik (United Tribes of Michigan) presented the resolution that mentioned the state of emergency in Indian Country that brings us here today.? LaPlaunt mention the Great Lakes Tribal Health Board was created several years ago to bring consistency in the region and sees the value of declaring a state of emergency around the opioid epidemic because he has seen it first-hand in site visits. ?The problem I?ve seen is families destroyed, Elders crying from losing their children and raising their grandchildren and mothers and fathers along with aunties and uncles devastated by addiction. The problems in the communities may differ in the region, but the tears and sadness are the same across Indian Country,? LaPlaunt said. ?Part of our challenge in the Bemidji area is we have been underfunded for health care. We know tribes are working for resolutions to solve what is happening and we can stand together when we can combat the issues that arise regarding health care for our communities.? LaPlaunt mentioned the need to outreach for funding sources on a federal basis as he views the challenge as not as much a community issue but favors an interstate approach. The SCIT delegation in attendance was represented by Behavioral Health Director David Garcia, Dr. Barry Kissoondial of the Nimkee Memorial Wellness Center and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Court Healing to Wellness Coordinator Joseph Sowmick. Tribal Council Secretary Frank Cloutier also serves as the President of MAST and was in Washington representing the tribe during MAST Impact Week. ?In order to meet the challenges of the opioid crisis it will take a collaborative effort involving federal, state and local representatives. Meetings such as this give us the opportunity to share different ideas and solutions with one another that are working,? Dr. Kissoondial said. ?It also gave us the opportunity to address some of the challenges that need to be overcome. From a medical standpoint I was able to discuss strategies with representatives from the Indian Health Services at the federal level as well as other physicians and staff from other Health Centers.? Dr. Kissoondial looks forward to bringing information back to his Nimkee medical care providers and continuing to work on solutions to meet this crisis. Garcia believes the conference was a great opportunity to work towards solutions on the opioid crisis with other tribes in the region. ?We are all working to address this issue and we were able to share ideas, hindrance and solutions. It was very beneficial for the federal agencies, such as IHS and SAMHSA, to be there to assist with the problem solving from the programing and funding aspect,? Garcia said. ?Some of the common themes across the tribes were; lack of funding, being handcuff by funding requirements, lack of resources in rural areas, lack of outreach programs and providing a safe environment / housing for those coming out of treatment. We, as a tribe, are fortunate to have sufficient funding to make a difference, compared to other tribes.? Capt. Jeffrey Coady, Psy.D, of the United States Public Health Service is a SAMHSA Regional Administrator and worked with IHS Region V Health Director Chris Poole to bring the strategic planning conference to St. Paul, Minn. ?We wanted to find out where tribes were at and to look at how tribal strategic planning will be moving in the future and how we can maximize our collaborative efforts to positively impact the region. It really addresses the strength of partnerships when you see a gathering of tribal leaders and health care professionals working in tandem with federal agencies on assistance of implementing tribal action plan within their communities they serve,? Coady said. ?What we?re seeing in Minnesota is similar to the Gathering of All Nations discussion at the training in Albuquerque on how tribes can advance efforts with state and federal partnerships. As we look at our individual action plans it?s imperative to identify where those resources are and many of those resources are represented here today.? Coady informs other national participants in attendance at the conference were U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Corporation for National and Community Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. Poole enjoyed his last trip to the tribe when he attended a reception with SCIT Tribal Council at the June 12, 2018 Tribal Opioid Summit. ?Speaking with Chief Ekdahl and Council, we had a robust discussion on what challenges are out there and how to position ourselves to meet the needs of your community regarding the opioid crisis. There is a challenge in the number of residential beds that are out there and the IMD waivers that need to be looked on a state basis that Doug O?Brien (DHHS Regional Director) discussed and we need to increase the access to medically assisted treatment,? Poole said. ?The Bemidji office of IHS has been very committed to tele-behavioral health and we?ve recently hired a prescribing psychologist to begin increasing access to tele-behavioral health and I?m working with (Nimkee Health Director) Karmen Fox on the possibility of bringing that service to the clinic.? O?Brien informed the delegations present that the HHS Secretary and other DHHS officials know this crisis does not have a Washington solution. ?I think everyone in the room can appreciate that because Tribal communities know all too well that Washington solutions are generally not applicable to local and regional settings. They do not typically take in account the unique community aspects of Indian Country,? O?Brien said. ?That?s why we can appreciate events like this that help to nurture, identify and build those community based solutions because those are the ideas that will generate honest dialogue to solve this crisis. There are obviously some things at the federal level we can assist with like research and generating models of pain management that can be used as best practices to treat addiction.? When it comes to getting help to people in need, O?Brien firmly believes local solutions to treatment have to be riveted with community input. SAMHSA Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator Seprieono Locario shared about re-entry from incarceration in the justice system and how Tribal nations can welcome home all members of our community. ?We look at re-entry in a holistic, traditional way on whether a member was incarcerated or coming home from military service or a boarding school experience, trauma is there. We have learned addiction can live in the darkness and if treatment doesn?t address the healing and wellness the family can bring, re-connection will be difficult,? Locario said. ?Relatives can benefit from local support and local teachings when trauma informed care is introduced and that transition is done in a good way.? (Dr. Joseph Sowmick is a member of the Native American Journalist Association and contributing writer for the Tribal Observer. He is a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan who has presented at Tribal Law and Policy Institute workshops.) 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