Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program: Substance Abuse, Prevention, Treatment, and Aftercare

The Indian Health Service Behavioral Health Programs consists of several funding programs designed to help Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations (UIO) assist American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations achieve and realize the highest possible level of physical, mental, social and spiritual health through addressing health concerns and delivery systems with behavioral components. The Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention (SASP) Program’s objectives are to reduce the prevalence of suicide and substance use and decrease the overall use of addicting and illicit substances among AI/AN populations, by improving care coordination; expanding behavioral health care services through the use of culturally appropriate evidence-based and practice-based models to address these issues; develop or expand on activities for the Generation Indigenous Initiative (Gen-I) by implementing early intervention strategies for AI/AN youth at risk for suicidal behavior.