UTE Mountain UTE Tribe
Project Summary
The Ute Mountain Ute are a federally recognized Tribe living on the 889.1 square miles of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation in the Four Corners Region of America's Southwest, spanning across Montezuma County (Towaoc), Colorado and San Juan County (White Mesa), Utah - a community entirely eligible in the Rural Health Grants Analyzer. The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has long faced the devastating impact of SUD and OUD, an epidemic that impacts youth, families, adults, and the elderly alike. Committed to supporting proactive efforts to build a better life, UMUT opened a new behavioral health building, Mógúán, in late 2019, offering culturally appropriate services to confront long-held stigmas that surround substance abuse in this isolated community. With a one-time infusion of dollars, UMUT's Mógúán ("my heart" in the Ute dialect) will be prepared with additional certified Peer Recovery Coaches, additional treatment space, and a new telehealth mobile crisis intervention unit that can bring evidence-based SUD/OUD treatment services to all corners of the rural, remote UMUT reservation.
Intended Audience
Race/Ethnicity
Activities
Healthcare Access
Assisting uninsured individuals with SUD/OUD in the target rural service area with obtaining health insurance and accessing SUD/OUD treatment and other behavioral health and social services
Peer Recovery Supports
Training peer recovery support specialists and coordinating placements in local SUD/OUD service delivery sites, such as emergency departments, primary care, jails/prisons, behavioral health care clinics, etc.
SUD/OUD Care Delivery Sites
Establishing, improving, or expanding physical SUD/OUD care delivery sites, including through, but not limited to, conducting minor renovations, purchasing a mobile unit for providing/expanding access to treatment, etc.
Telehealth
Improving capacity for and access to telehealth treatment services for SUD/OUD