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FORT PECK TRIBES GLS PROJECT - POPULATION TO BE SERVED (DEMOGRAPHICS AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS): TRIBAL MEMBERS OF THE FORT PECK INDIAN RESERVATION THAT IS HOME TO 22 SEPARATE SCHOOLS (E, MS, AND HS) INCLUDING A TRIBAL COLLEGE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GLS SERVICES, AS WELL AS 5 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND 1 PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANY THAT OPERATES 7 HEALTH CARE/HEALTH RELATED FACILITIES. THE CATCHMENT AREA IS THE FORT PECK INDIAN RESERVATION WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 2.1 MILLION ACRES IN NORTHEAST MONTANA AND IS GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS A “FRONTIER” REGION. THE FPT’S LAND BASE AND COMMUNITIES ARE LOCATED ACROSS 100 MILES OF US HIGHWAY 2. FROM EAST TO WEST, THESE COMMUNITIES ARE: FRAZER, OSWEGO, WOLF POINT, POPLAR, BROCKTON, RIVERSIDE, AND FORT KIPP. THE ROUNDTRIP DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO MOST DISTANT COMMUNITIES IS APPROXIMATELY 126 MILES. AS OF JANUARY 2022, THE TOTAL ENROLLED MEMBERSHIP WAS 13,164 WITH APPROXIMATELY 6,527 LIVING ON OR NEAR THE RESERVATION. THE MAIN SPOKEN LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH. THE MEDIAN AGE IS 29, PER CAPITA INCOME IS $18,301, 31% ARE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, 55% OF CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, 74% HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE BUT NO COLLEGE DEGREE, 14% HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER, 46% ARE NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE, AND 46% ARE IN THE LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYED, 8% ARE IN THE LABOR FORCE AND UNEMPLOYED. (FORT PECK TRIBES COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2021). STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF SUICIDE RESPONSE TEAMS, SUICIDE RESPONSE PLANS, IMPLEMENTATION OF AGE APPROPRIATE SUICIDE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS THROUGH MINI-GRANTS, OPEN AND OPERATE A SUICIDE/CRISIS CALL CENTER, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHANGES TO TRIBAL LAW AND ORDINANCES. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: THE FOLLOWING ARE THE GOALS FOR THE PROJECT WITH MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES THAT ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO FIT WITHIN ONE PAGE. GOAL 1) INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE LOCAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGE, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPLEMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES IN AN ORGANIZED AND INFORMED MANNER. GOAL 2) OPEN AND OPERATE A SUICIDE/CRISIS CALL CENTER FOR INTERVENTIONS WITH CLIENTS SEEKING RELIEF FROM IMMEDIATE CRISIS. GOAL 3) COORDINATE SUICIDE AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, TRIBAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS, AND CLIENT GROUPS. GOAL 4) REVISE THE FORT PECK TRIBES’ COMPREHENSIVE CODE OF JUSTICE TO SUPPORT PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION ACTIVITIES AT THE MACRO POLICY LEVEL. GOAL 5) DEVELOP RESERVATION WIDE PLANS AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS SUICIDE AND CRISES PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION ISSUES. NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED ANNUALLY AND THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT: 100 CLIENTS ANNUALLY AND 500 DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD. SUICIDE PREVENTION IS OUR CORE PRIORITY FOR THE TRIBES AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT. WE HAVE BASED OUR PLANNING EFFORTS ON THE OCTOBER 2021 COMMUNITY READINESS MODEL INDICATING THE COMMUNITY IS AT THE PLANNING STAGE. THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE DEDICATED TO PLANNING. WE HAVE PROPOSED TRAINING INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS AT THE CALL CENTER AND TREATMENT PROJECT. WE HAVE SELECTED A CALL CENTER IN RESPONSE TO THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT ARE MADE TO 911 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

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