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During the first year of the project:
Conduct an in-depth analysis of the existing infrastructure of the local child serving system to identify policy, service gaps and potential resources;
* facilitate culturally respectful strategic planning activities engaging community members, key stakeholders, youth, elders, spiritual advisors and tribal leaders to identify outcome expectations and measures;
* implement consensus building to develop a culturally relevant logic model for an integrated system of care through family-driven and youth-guided approaches (see definitions in Appendices I and J);
* utilize culturally appropriate social marketing techniques to broaden the awareness of behavioral health throughout the population of focus and reinforce commitments from system partners.
During years two and three of the project:
* formalize interagency commitments;
* reinforce the role of community leaders, members, youth and families in decision-making;
* develop policies, corresponding funding streams and other strategies for implementation and sustainability of the model system of care;
* identify evidence-based practices that may be culturally relevant in the community;
* identify the role of traditional healing practices (practice-based evidence) in the community, especially if there are indications that such integration will reduce disparities in mental health care;
* conduct trainings to expand service capacity;
* confirm performance measures for system assessment;
* complete the feasibility assessment and process evaluation, leading to adoption of the model.
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