Saginaw Chippewa Regional HTWC Refresher Feb. 2019

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan requested a refresher training for their team members regarding the Training Key Components and opioid-related topics such as MAT and substance-exposed newborns. Upon expressions of interest from neighboring tribes, including the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Indians, the Bay Mills Indian Community, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the training was expanded to a regional training to serve the northern Michigan-region of tribes. In a collaborative planning process, national speakers were paired with local practitioners to produce an agenda that ultimately included: the Tribal 10 Key Components and NADCP Drug Court Best Practice Standards, Medication-Assisted Treatment and TeleHealth, a Judges Panel, a Coordinators Panel, Substance-Exposed Newborns and Maternal Health, A Family-Focused Approach, and Grant Funding.