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Director's Initiative and Division of Behavioral Health
Currently, local behavioral health programs are primarily crisis-oriented treatment centers. Promoting the behavioral health of individuals, families, and communities on an ongoing basis, as opposed to only working from crisis to crisis, will require a system-wide effort to change approaches, seek new and sustainable resources, and maximize current program effectiveness. Use of multiple funding sources, collaborations, technology, data-driven program models, and clinically sound behavioral approaches must be integrated with the traditions and healing practices of the community to maximize health and wellbeing. It is an undertaking that will take years, but one that holds the promise of significant benefits for communities across the country.
To address this situation, the agency will focus on four strategic areas:
Mobilize Tribes and Tribal programs to promote behavioral health in systematic, evidence-based approaches that embrace traditions and culture as critical foundations for that health;
Support and promote programmatic collaborations within communities, as well as with state and federal programs and agencies;
Promote leadership development from the community to national level, with training and mentorship; and
Provide advocacy for behavioral health programs in Indian communities among federal, state, Tribal, local, and private organizations. Vist the IHS Director's Initiatives link:
http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/DirInitiatives/index.cfm
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