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California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP) Statewide Evaluation Final Report (2023)

The California Department of Public Health Office of Health Equity has released the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP) Statewide Evaluation Final Report. The report was produced by the Psychology Applied Research Center at Loyola Marymount University. Key findings from the Statewide Evaluation Final Report include: The CRDP increased access to mental health services and improved […]

National Native American COVID-19 Alliance Needs Assessment Survey (2021)

The Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) in partnership with the Research for Indigenous Social Action and Equity Center (RISE) and the Alliance for National Psychological Associations for Racial and Ethnic Equity published results of a national survey of American Indians and Alaska Natives (with a large sample of participants from California) assessing impacts of the […]

First California Native American Legislative Caucus formed (2021)

California Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) formed the first ever California Native American Legislative Caucus. Ramos (Serrano/Cahuilla), the first California Indian legislator in the state’s 170-year history, chairs the group. He has led bills and actions addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, state consultation with tribes, removing offensive place […]

Two Feathers Native American Family Services hosts 2nd Native Youth School and Mental Health Conference (2023)

This two-day free virtual event featured local and nationally-recognized speakers including CDPH Deputy Director and Tribal Liaison Dr. Rohan Radhakrishna, Harvard professor Dr. Joseph Gone, and Two Spirit Lab’s Harlen Pruden; co-sponsored by Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing and California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission; https://twofeathers-nafs.org/event/native-youth-school-and-community-mental-health-conference/

Measuring Native culture as a social determinant of health with the Cultural Connectedness Scale (2023)

“The Culture is Prevention Project: measuring cultural connectedness and providing evidence that culture is a social determinant of health for Native Americans,” (Masotti, Dennem, Bañuelos, et al.), further establishes the Cultural Connectedness Scale as a strengths-based assessment tool for Native health research and evaluation. BMC Public Health. 2023; 23: 741. Published online 2023 Apr 21. […]

Oakland Honors Marty and Helen Waukazoo by Renaming Street Waukazoo Way (2021)

OAKLAND, Cailf. — Hundreds of Native Americans and non-Native Oaklanders attended a special ceremony to officially change the name of 31st Ave. in the Fruitvale neighborhood of East Oakland, Calif. to Waukazoo Way. The ceremony was in honor of the commitment of Executive Director of the Native American Health Center (NAHC) Martin (Marty) Waukazoo and his […]

Urban American Indian and Alaska Natives Data Sovereignty: Ethical Issues (2021)

The authors (Haozous, Lee, Soto 2021) examine the ethical issues underlying research with urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) through the lens of tribal sovereignty, and provide several recommendations to guide institutional policies regarding research with urban AI/ANs that honors Indigenous data sovereignty, including consultation, partnership with community advisory boards, employment of data use […]

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CALIFORNIA REDUCING DISPARITIES PROJECT PHASE 2

Overview

The California Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity has rolled out the  California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP), Phase II. The Mental Health Services Act of 2004 funded CRDP to reduce or eliminate mental health disparities and improve mental health for five populations in California: African American; Asian Pacific Islander (API); Latino/a; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) and Native Americans (Native Californians and other American Indians and Alaska Natives).

As Native American Technical Assistance Provider (NATAP), The PIRE team primarily works with the seven pilot projects with community-defined effective practices (CDEPs) that support California American Indian and Alaska Native communities. We work intensively with the pilot projects to promote strategic planning, effective implementation, rigorous evaluation, successful scaling-up, and ongoing sustainability.

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