Research Training Institute: Behavioral Health Prevention and Treatment for American Indians & Alaska Natives

End-of-Summer Research Training Institute: Behavioral Health Prevention and Treatment for American Indians & Alaska Natives | September 19-23 

The Native Center for Behavioral Health at the University of Iowa and the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board‘s Native American Research Center for Health will offer a unique intensive training opportunity for Native students and behavioral health professionals serving Indigenous populations. The institute examines the need for culturally appropriate research to guide interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental health, substance use and suicide concerns in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

• One-week virtual class September 19-23, 2022 (8:30am-12:30pm PT)
• Intensive experience on culturally appropriate research to guide interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental health, substance use and suicide concerns  in American Indian and Alaska Native communities
• Interested students who complete this class can apply to receive additional training and support via monthly web meetings October 2022 to May 2023
• Extended training includes receiving support from a Native research mentor to complete a capstone project

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Northwest Native American Research Center For Health (NW NARCH) at summerinstitute@npaihb.org.