Growing CIT in Native American Communities

Growing CIT in Native American Communities

Presenters

• Dan Abreu, GAINS Center DAbreu@prainc.com

• LeMoine LaPointe, Experiential Education professional foureaglesflying@yahoo.com

• Mark Anderson, Barbara Schneider Foundation admin@thebarbaraschneiderfoundation.org

• Rhiana Yazzie, Playwright, director, performer, and producer info@newnativetheatre.org

The Crisis Intervention Team International (CITI) Conference

October 14 - 16, 2013Hartford, CT

Growing CIT in Native American Communities

Dan Abreu, MS CRC LMHCSAMHSA’s National GAINS Center

2013 Tribal Justice Policy Academy

Sheraton Wild Horse Pass – Chandler, AZMay 22-24, 2013

Participating Tribes

General Team Composition

• Tribal leaders/officials

• Leaders in behavioral health• Leaders in corrections, probation/parole, law

enforcement, and judicial systems (including prosecution and defense)

• Other key stakeholders/decision makers

Creating a Local Systems Map

• Brings together key stakeholders to tap into local expertise

• Creates a local map using the Sequential Intercept Model– Visually depicts local system– Identifies:

o Existing local services and processes– Gaps in services – Strengths to build upon --- opportunities and resources – Data

o Issues considered important to local stakeholders

• Helps everyone see the “big picture” and how they fit– Helps diverse groups from various systems understand where/how everything fits– Intercepts provide manageable venues and opportunities for systems

interventions

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Violation

Violation

Sequential Intercept Model

Problems

• Transport Issues

• Multiple Jurisdictions

• No Public Defenders

• Lack of mobile response

• Most services off the reservation

• Poor data systems

• No detox on reservation– At least an hour away – Not all individuals eligible for county payments

• No 72 hour hold facility on reservation– Could be 8 hours before placed– Could go to detention

• Inconsistent MH screening in jails

• Inconsistent screening for NA in non tribal jails

Problems

• 911 services are not coordinated to meet the needs in ‘reservation’ proper.

• There are more than two contact phone numbers to know to access assistance – one for law enforcement, one for ambulance and one for seeking assistance in a crisis.

• Availability of resources to address or answer the call for help.

Issues in Indian Country

• Cross deputization

• CIT Training – Mental Health Unit (Ute and

Shoshone)

• Shared Court Jurisdictions

• Shared Probation Supervision

Best Practices

Mde Maka Ska

Indigenize CIT

Cycle of Crisis

traumatic disruption

crisis

Cycle of Recovery

recovery health wellness

New Native Theatre

Wrap Up

The Barbara Schneider Foundation, 2419 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, 55404 (612)801-8572

• Questions?• Comments?• Feedback?

– Contact: Mark Anderson– Executive Director, – Barbara Schneider Foundation– 612 801 8572– admin@thebarbaraschneiderfoundation.org– www.thebarbaraschneiderfoundation.org

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