BUTTE COUNTY Home of Mechoopda, Concow, Estom Yumeka and Tyme Maidu People
Catalyst for Interaction Between Tribes and County In 1996 two teenage boys from one of the rancherias committed suicide
SHARON DONNELSON
TRIBAL/COMMUNITY INTERVENTION TASK FORCE Representatives from four tribes Law Enforcement and fire protection County Public Health County Behavioral Health Feather River Tribal Health Clinic District Schools
invading enemy territory Children’s Services Coordinating Council Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Child Abuse Prevention Council Court mandated ICWA Task Force Presentations at Behavioral Health Grand Rounds Cultural competency training for Children’s Services, School Districts and others
Connecting Circles of Care Planning grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Three years of focus groups with Native community members
PRESENTATION TO BUTTE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS Data collected from focus groups and GONA County data on percentages of Native youth in juvenile justice system and foster care
GATHERING OF NATIVE AMERICANS - GONA A RETREAT OF NATIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES
ELDERS ATTENDING GONA
Allies Not Adversaries
the first connection Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Provider Contract (EPSDT)
CONNECTING CIRCLES OF CARE
WRAP AROUND SERVICES PARTNERS INCLUDE: Feather River Tribal Health, Inc. Butte County Behavioral Health Butte County Children’s Services Butte County Juvenile Probation Butte County District Attorney Youth for Change Northern Valley Catholic Social Services
outcomes
Higher satisfaction rates Fewer out of home placements Improved scores on behavioral measurements Reduced stigma
IT’S COOL
Native Organizations: Start attending meetings regularly Agencies: Send out notifications of meetings
Native Organizations: Develop cultural competency trainings Agencies: Ask Native organizations to make presentations
Native Organizations: Collect data on your own area Agencies: Help tribes collect data
Native Organizations: Hold a GONA Agencies: Give staff time to go to the GONA
Native Organizations: Identify and reinforce your allies Agencies: Be willing to perceive things in new ways
Native Organizations: Ask for an EPSDT contract Agencies: Think how this could improve your own service delivery