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Current Status:Youth Opportunity Grant programs have been in operation (8 in TCC region), but U.S.Department of Labor funding cuts are curtailing the program.Ideal Status:a) A position and/or capacity/plan in each village to coordinate youth and family activities.b) Cooperation and collaboration in the local and state level.Structural Barriers (e.g., statutes, regulations, etc.):Lack of funding and interest.Option(s):a) Small funding sources through the state or the federal Wellness Initiative to support openinggyms after hours, craft materials, game nights, etc.b) Continued and expanded U.S. Department of Labor funding for Youth Opportunity grants.________________________________________________________________________Recommendation 31 (JS-22): Culturally Relevant Treatment OptionsStatement of Need:Culturally relevant treatment options are more apt to be effective with rural Alaskan offenders.Option:Greater federal and state support for culturally relevant treatment options. The AlaskaDepartment of Corrections should collaborate with the Alaska Native Regional Non-profitCorporations to develop culturally relevant behavioral health treatment options.Rationale for Option:Locally-developed treatment programs which resonate with those values deeply ingrained in aculture stand a greater chance of rehabilitative success for individuals raised in that culture.Impact Statement:Enhanced rehabilitation, reduced recidivism.________________________________________________________________________Recommendation 32 (D-DS 16)Statement of problem:Inconsistent screening of DV/SA, substance abuse and dual diagnosis.Current Status:Some DV/SA programs screen for substance abuse and some substance abuse screen for DV/SAbut not consistent or standardized.Ideal Status:Routine screening (for the purposes of helping people in trouble identify the issues they arefacing and resources available) is incorporated in all DV/SA and chemical dependency (CD)programs.Structural Barriers (e.g., statutes, regulations, etc.):a) From the perspective of DV/SA programs: limited client confidentiality and program’smandatory child abuse reporting make programs hesitant to document substance abuse for fear ofharming victim (who therefore would never return to program).b) Resources are already stretched thin and programs cannot perform this function without morefunding.Option(s):Screening tools & interagency agreements for responding to this information are readilyavailable.Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission - Page 99
______________________________________________________________________________Recommendation 33 (D-LC 1-1)Statement of problem:Alcohol and drug abuse and its impact on families.Current Status:Village Alcohol counselors and 28+ day treatment centers in some hub communities that alsoprovide outpatient care/long term care in cities.Ideal Status:a) More services located in village that invoke cultural values and include victims, family, andcommunity in treatment.b) More treatment centers where women and their children can receive treatment together.Structural Barriers (e.g., statutes, regulations, etc.):Lack of funding for villages to create infrastructure for new approaches to treatment.Option(s):a) More services located in village that invoke cultural values and include victims, family, andcommunity in treatment.b) More treatment centers in which victims can have children live with them.______________________________________________________________________________Recommendation 34 (D-DS 17)Statement of problem:There are not enough programs that offer long term in-patient substance abuse treatment towomen with children; need integration of DV/SA and CP programs.Current Status:Some “model” integration of DV/CP program-Anchorage, Kenai, Dillingham.There are some programs where women can take children – FNA’s Women’s and Children’sprogram, Old Minto Program, Southcentral Foundation’s Dena A Coy program in Anchorage,and SEARHC’s program.Ideal Status:Integrated services available to parents with children in at least each hub community.Structural Barriers (e.g., statutes, regulations, etc.):Funding coordination between DV/SA programs and substance abuse treatment programs.Option(s):Create one program in each rural hub that is culturally appropriate and provides all necessaryservices to chemically dependent women with children.______________________________________________________________________________Recommendation 35 (D-DS 18)Statement of problem:a) Aftercare programs are not available in many villages.b) Need more alternative/traditional treatment options.Current Status:a) 4-Rivers Mental Health has alcohol counselors in most of the villages that they serve.b) Norton Sound Health Corporation has village based counselors in many villages in BeringStrait region. They are at various levels of certification to provide substance abuse counselingand treatment. Most cannot do substance abuse assessments. Itinerant clinicians travel tovillages periodically to do assessments and provide treatment and counseling, but overall there isnot consistent, adequate local treatment and counseling for substance abuse.c) Family recovery and spirit camps (Minto, Curyung, Sitka, etc.).Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission - Page 100
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IntroductionFor years, Alaska Nativ
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In MemoriamEric D. JohnsonApril 27,
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Executive SummaryCreated by Congres
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8. Increase Access to Judicial Serv
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Chapter I. Statement of NeedThe Ala
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When domestic violence services are
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With the advent of statehood in 195
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“[W]e’re 10 times the national
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Great contrast exists today between
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In 1999, in an effort to curb youth
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Chapter II. Charge to the Commissio
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Chapter IIIResponse and Recommendat
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history of being in a community for
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