California Native Medications for Addiction Treatment Network for Healing and Recovery

mataccesspoints@shfcenter.org

This is an opportunity to participate in a learning community for tribal and urban Indian health programs in California to develop, operate, enhance, and sustain medications for addiction treatment (MAT) and/or stimulant treatment services. Focus will be on the healing role of culture in engagement, treatment, and recovery.

Activities will include:

• Establish a regular meeting schedule with technical assistance (TA) staff to maximize access to technical assistance resources
• Participate in an initial listening session, facilitated by the TA staff
• Allocate staff time to participate in planning meetings
• Complete the Culture Centered MAT Readiness Assessment (CCMRA), facilitated by the TA staff
• Participate in the Peer Knowledge Exchange (PKE) activities
• Develop a MAT Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to include healthcare decision makers, behavioral health leadership, and cultural leaders
• Create or enhance patient flow for MAT services
• Review MAT service spectrum to identify points for cultural integration
• Identify community and staff training needed to support or enhance culturally responsive MAT
• Collaborate with TA staff to develop Strategic Pathway plan for grant implementation and sustainability
• Complete all evaluation activities

Eligible participants are native serving, tribal, and urban Indian health programs, entities, and organizations with a primary location in the state of California that are currently providing (or are capable of providing) a MAT program.

Up to 14 organizations will be awarded up to $150,000 for participation in the Learning Community.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.