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Community Powered Tribal Health Initiative

Awarded in 2025
Community Impact Grant
Updated Apr 24, 2025

At a Glance

The initiative’s goal is to address the disproportionate health challenges faced by tribal communities by increasing their communities’ capacity to identify, design, implement and evaluate culturally relevant solutions to mental health challenges. The project is adapting the existing Community Powered community resilience training program for use in tribal contexts to address health challenges including depression, isolation and drug and alcohol abuse. Arijit Sen, PhD, UW-Milwaukee, serves as the academic partner.

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