BUTTE COUNTY

Home of Mechoopda, Concow, Estom Yumeka and Tyme Maidu People

Catalyst for Interaction Between Tribes and County

In 1996 two teenage boys from one of the rancherias committed suicide

SHARON DONNELSON

1948 - 2007

TRIBAL/COMMUNITY INTERVENTION TASK FORCE

Representatives from four tribes

Law Enforcement and fire protection

County Public Health

County Behavioral Health

Feather River Tribal Health Clinic

District Schools

invading enemy territory

• Children’s Services Coordinating Council

• Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council

• Child Abuse Prevention Council

• Court mandated ICWA Task Force

• Presentations at Behavioral Health Grand Rounds

• Cultural competency training for Children’s Services, School Districts and others

Connecting Circles of Care

Planning grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Three years of focus groups with Native community members

PRESENTATION TO BUTTE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL

HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS

• Data collected from focus groups and GONA

• County data on percentages of Native youth in juvenile justice system and foster care

GATHERING OF NATIVE AMERICANS - GONA

A RETREAT OF NATIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES

FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES

ELDERS ATTENDING GONA

Allies Not Adversaries

the first connection

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Provider Contract (EPSDT)

CONNECTING CIRCLES OF

CARE

WRAP AROUND SERVICESPARTNERS INCLUDE:

Feather River Tribal Health, Inc.Butte County Behavioral HealthButte County Children’s ServicesButte County Juvenile ProbationButte County District AttorneyYouth for ChangeNorthern Valley Catholic Social Services

outcomes

• Higher satisfaction rates

• Fewer out of home placements

• Improved scores on behavioral measurements

• Reduced stigma

IT’S COOL

Native Organizations:

Start attending meetings regularly

Agencies:

Send out notifications of meetings

Native Organizations:

Develop cultural competency trainings

Agencies:

Ask Native organizations to make presentations

Native Organizations:

Collect data on your own area

Agencies:

Help tribes collect data

Native Organizations:

Hold a GONA

Agencies:

Give staff time to go to the GONA

Native Organizations:

Identify and reinforce your allies

Agencies:

Be willing to perceive things in new ways

Native Organizations:

Ask for an EPSDT contract

Agencies:

Think how this could improve your own service delivery