NACE News Archive

As the host of the 3rd Annual West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders, C4 Recovery Solutions are offering a limited number of registration scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native colleagues and professional network.  For more information, please read:

On May 10, 2012 as part of National Children's Mental Health Awareness, NIMH is sponsoring a videocast panel of children's mental health researchers. Panelists will discuss neuroscience research findings related to: teen brain development, cognition and emotional and behavioral growth, and treatment for teens.

For more information and to register, go to http://1.usa.gov/HnjVPP

On March 13th, 2012, NACE and NIDA hosted a Webinar on "Developing NIH Grant Applications for Funding Opportunities in Native American Populations".

Click http://nace.samhsa.gov/flowplayer/webinar/20120314.html for online viewing and downloading the webinar video.

For the PowerPoint, please see: NACE Webinar Slides JJ and AC 2-27 final version.ppt (1.55 mb)

For the webinar participant questions and answers, please read: NACE Q and A with answers--FINAL.pdf (64.81 kb)

The purpose of this webinar was to disseminate and assist with developing grant applications in response to an important funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations (R01) (PAR-11-346), in which the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is participating. The webinar included a 30-minute presentation and 30 minutes for Q and A. The presentation expanded on what is written in the FOA and described common weaknesses of NIH grant applications. The webinar reflected the ongoing efforts of NIDA and NACE to partner in common areas of interest. As this FOA provides funding for substance abuse intervention research it is a natural point of intersection for NIDA and NACE.

The target audience included those interested in developing grant applications and in applying to the NIH for grant support to assess the efficacy and/or effectiveness of interventions for American Indian and Alaska Native populations. As these research efforts are partnerships between communities and research scholars, the target population included both.

Please review the FOA - Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations (R01) at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-346.html 

The Roadmaps to Health Community Grants program (Community Grants) will support communities to implement policy or system changes to address one of the social or economic factors that, as defined by the County Health Rankings, most strongly influence health outcomes in their community. These include: education; employment and income; family and social support; and community safety. Grantees will be organizations that participate in established coalitions or networks that span multiple sectors and perspectives and may include representatives from business; education; public health; health care; community organizations; community members; policy advocates; foundations; and policy-makers. Applicants must engage community members in the planning and implementation of projects, and must collaborate with organizations having expertise in improving the health of the public. Applicants must secure 100 percent matching support, including a cash match of at least 50 percent with the balance as in-kind support.

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A new report shows that 81 percent of substance abuse treatment facilities run by tribal governments provided outreach services to persons in the community who may need treatment. The report, by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that the level of outreach services provided by tribal substance abuse facilities was notably higher than the levels among other private and public-run facilities.  Overall, 51 percent of all treatment substance facilities provided outreach services.

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