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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION TO INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE'S FY2018 YOUTH REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER AFTERCARE PILOT PROJECT AND THE ACTIVITIES PROPOSED THEREIN
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WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government in behalf of the Cherokee people;
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government to government relationship with the United States of America;
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation operates the Jack Brown Center, a co-educational treatment facility for chemically-dependent Native American adolescents, recognized as a Youth Regional Treatment Center by the Indian Health Service;
WHEREAS, the mission of Jack Brown Center is to serve Native American youth with substance abuse problems by providing opportunities for education, and/or mental, spiritual, emotional and physical growth through treatment;
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation submits an application to the Indian Health Service, Division of Behavioral Health, Youth Regional Treatment Center Aftercare Pilot Project program;
WHEREAS, upon award, Cherokee Nation will enter into a Cooperative Agreement with Indian Health Services which entails activities at the Jack Brown Center including: post-discharge case management for up to a year following discharge; ongoing, holistic, and cultural services and training for clients and their families to ease the transition for clients back into their home communities; and tracking and documentation of cases following discharge, allowing for the use of statistics to guide evaluation and improvement plans for the program and for treatment plans as a whole;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that the Tribal Council hereby authorizes an application for funding to the Indian Health Service, Division of Behavioral Health, Youth Regional Treatment Center Aftercare Pilot Program grant; and that the Principal Chief, Bill John Baker, and/or his designee be authorized to sign documents as necessary to submit said application on behalf of Cherokee Nation.