Providing Clinical Tele-Behavioral Health Services to Native Youth in the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 16, 2021 –
The Promoting Mental Wellness: Addressing Suicide and Substance Misuse Among Urban Native Youth During COVID-19 series is focused on promoting the mental wellness of urban Native youth by providing UIO staff and leadership with a comprehensive view of the extent of suicide and substance misuse among this group, strategies of addressing these concerns through clinical treatment, with special consideration of the impact of COVID-19.
Presenter(s):
Dustin Richardson, LCPC (Blackfeet), Clinical Director, Native American Lifelines
Shane Lopez-Johnston, Prevention and Special Projects Director, Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Inc. (NARA NW)
Who Should Attend? Urban Indian Organizations
Objectives:
1. Understand the scope of tele-behavioral health services
2. Identify challenges faced when providing clinical tele-behavioral health services to urban Native youth
3. Identify best practices in providing clinical tele-behavioral health services to urban Native youth