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Substance Abuse, Historical Trauma, and Tribal and Behavioral Health
The following resource guide compiles contemporary research on preventative methods for reducing substance abuse in American Indian communities,
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SGU Chemical Dependency Program Grows
For many years, Sinte Gleska University’s (SGU) chemical dependency program has trained graduates to address the drug and alcohol problems on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and elsewhere.
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Looking Inward: Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa College helps students challenge alcohol and drugs
La Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College is building a program that attacks substance abuse among students and its entire community.
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Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Dull Knife Memorial College offers alcohol and mental health programs
Dull Knife Memorial College offers mental health counseling and training programs in an underserved rural community.
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Cultures in Recovery: A powerful sobriety movement is transforming Indian societies from Alaska to Florida
A powerful sobriety movement is taking hold in Indian communities across North America.
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Good News, Bad News
The Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota is a broad, sparsely populated region of grasslands and rolling hills.
Driving between towns on frequently empty roads,
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Salish Kootenai College Produces Programs on Children, Families and Substance Abuse
Compiled by Joyce Silverthorn
Like most tribal colleges, Salish Kootenai College is working to combat alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence and limited economic opportunity.
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Living the Sober Life: Standing Rock College counselor Carol Coleman tells how sobriety can become a way of life
As a counselor and teacher at Standing Rock College, Carol Coleman has seen the sobriety movement grow over the past decade. In the process, she has also discovered strategies that help recovering alcoholics succeed.
