Mental Health Promotion Project
The purpose of the Mental Health Promotion Project (MHPP) is to provide federally recognized tribes with Mental Health Block Grant funds for mental health promotion proejcts in their communities. Mental health promotion works at three levels: strengthening individuals, strengthening communities, and reducing structural barriers to mental health.
Structural barriers to mental health can be reduced through actions to reduce discrimination and inequalities and to promote access to education, meaningful employment, housing, health services, and support to those who are vulnerable.
Mental Health Promotion Projects must provide a plan using one or more of the MHPP strategies/programs listed on SAMHSA's website: include a budget, use no more than 8% of the budget for administrative or indirect costs; and adhere to all other requirements of the Intergovernmental Agreement.
Substance Abuse Prevention
Of the 29 Federally Recognized Tribes in Washington State, 23 currently contract with DSHS/DBHR to provide substance abuse prevention services in their communities (see map). Tribes enter agreements with the state to provide prevention programming that:
- Recognizes the government-to-government relationship between the tribes and the U.S. Government.
- Honors tribes' inherent right to design and operate culturally-relevant and appropriate programs on behalf of the population served.
- Increases the quality and efficiency of state and tribal benefits and services to Washington State native people and other eligible clients served by tribes.
- Simplifies the contracting process to allow increased direct services to all clients.
- Supports tribal dedication of funding resources for needs.
- Simplifies reporting responsibilities for services included in the Tribal Plan.
Tribes receive technical assistance from DSHS/DBHR and the DSHS Office of Indian Policy to support their ability to access and use federal substance abuse block grant funds.
For more information, contact Julia.Havens@dshs.wa.gov.