Arizona Youth Partnership

LAHMB will serve rural communities within Gila County in Arizona, specifically addressing the target tribal population living in the San Carlos Apache Reservation. The LAHMB Consortium will focus on the prevalence of opioid and other substance addiction and its consequences on children and families. Through the LAHMB Consortium, members plan to substantially reduce the incidence and impact of neonatal abstinence syndrome with a multi-dimensional approach across the preconception, prenatal, and post-partum stages for women and birthing people who are of childbearing age, pregnant and/or pregnant with substance use disorder. This will consist of prevention education within local schools, intervention education (Motivational Interviewing, ACES Screening, and SBIRT) for regional healthcare providers, behavioral health facilities, and local law enforcement, and establishing a trauma-informed, culturally appropriate structure and system of care to increase accessibility to services for women and birthing people experiencing SUD/OUD.