Navajo Mental Health Partnership
Navajo Mental Health Partnership
NTCCF will provide consultation, prevention and education services to all partners in provision of mental health services to Navajo children and their families. These services will be delivered in a culturally sensitive, appropriate manner.
The Navajo Treatment Center for Children and Their Families (NTCCF) will provide out- patient mental health services in the least restrictive environment based on referral. NTCCF will work with consortium schools and partners to involve families and communities in the design, implementation and improvement of the project. To this end, NTCCF will provide a licensed clinical director to oversee intake/screening, bio-psychosocial assessment, diagnosis, identify needs, provide treatment plans and other services. Clinical prevention staff offers sessions in a least-restrictive environment. NTCCF will provide consultation, prevention and education services to all partners in provision of mental health services to Navajo children and their families. These services will be delivered in a culturally sensitive, appropriate manner. Confidentiality will be maintained, as well the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and Standards of Care in the delivery of services.
The Federal Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative has funded more than 365 urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas nationwide since 1999. This grant is the result of a unique collaboration among the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice and was created in response to rising concerns about youth violence, substance abuse, and school safety. Each grant site determines how funds can best be used within the community to link new and existing services. Partnership between schools and communities creates a coordinated, cooperative effort that recognizes the complexity of these issues and their root causes. Using programs and services that have a proven track record of success, as well as strategies for both prevention and intervention, the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative helps reduce the risk factors that come between children of all ages and their ability to learn—and to stay safe and healthy.
