Rosebud Sioux Tribe Health Impact of Trauma

The Truth is...

Intergenerational Trauma Personal Trauma

Children Adopted Out

Intergenerational Poverty

Disruption of Family

Boarding Schools

Loss of Land

Abuse and Neglect

Loss of Loved Ones

Domestic Violence

Substance Abuse

Incarceration

Racism

Stress AngerFearPain

Our Trauma is What Happened to Us, Not What is Wrong With Us

Mental Health Health Behaviors Child Welfare

• 17% of adults in Todd       

  County have “frequent     

  mental distress,”

    -242% of the South

     Dakota rate

• Suicide is the #10 cause

  of death for the RST

    -3.09 times the suicide

     death rate of the

     Caucasian population

• High rates of substance abuse

• Chronic liver disease &

  Cirrhosis is the #5 cause of

  death for RST

    -Heart Disease is #1

• In Todd County:

    -38% of adults are obese

    -18% of adults have diabetes

• Life Expectancy

    -RST Resident - 57 years old

    -SD Resident - 80 years old

• 42% of RST youth are

  "Disconnected Youth" -

  teens and young adults,

  ages 16-24, who are

  neither working nor in

  school

• RST infant mortality is

  between 13-15.3 per

  1,000 live births

• 24% of RST mothers

  report tobacco use

  during pregnancy

With Our Cul ture , Our Ways, & Work ing wi th A l l Of Creat ion ,

We can Help Ourse lves & Our Chi ldren Heal f rom Trauma & Other Behav iora l Issues

Our Trauma is Real & Our Past is Real

RST Resources for Recovery from Trauma

The 

Hope

is...

Wanbli Wiconi TipiNative Connections

SGU Tiwahe Glu Kini Pi “Bringing the Family Back to Life”

RST Maternal & Child Health/ RST Project LAUNCH

RST Alcohol & Drug Treatment Program

RST Child Care Services/ Lakota Language

Preservation Project

White Buffalo Calf Woman Society

Tokala Inajiyo Suicide Prevention Mentoring Program

Pat Bad Hand | (605) 856-8701 Margaret O'Connor | (605) 856-8224

Sandra Wilcox | (605) 856-2990

Marcida Eagle Bear | (605) 747-2342

Marlies White Hat | (605) 856-8163

Gale Spotted Tail | (605) 747-5264

Jessica Two Eagle | (605) 856-2587

24-hour Crisis Response | (605) 856-2317

                                         "Our House" | (605) 856-2252 (not 24 hrs)

• Offering Inipi, Education, Fitness Routine,

  Lakota Cultural Classes, Daily Prayer Circle,       

  Lakota Arts & Crafts, Community Service

• Lakota Cultural classes (History, Language, &   

  Values)

• RST Maternal & Child Health

   -Offers services to pre-natal/post-partum women & 

    infants from birth to 2 years of age, including:         

    case management, family planning, home-based     

    education, & local transportation for clients

• RST Project LAUNCH

   -Provides services for families & children from birth 

    to 8 years of age, including: case management &   

      outreach to resources, including Mental Health for 

      the child & family 

• Alcohol & Drug Evaluations

• Alcohol & Drug Treatment

• Methamphetamine Treatment

• Alcohol & Drug Education Classes

• Support Groups

• Opioid Inpatient Treatment

• Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

• Medication Assisted Therapy with Boston Doctors

• Talking Circles at Adult Correction & Alcohol Program

• Aftercare

• Anger Management

• Moral Reconation Therapy

• Common Sense Parenting

• Shame & Thinking Errors

• Telemedicine Therapy

• Lakota Mental Health Trainings

• Promoting & referring individuals/families to

  Cultural Teachings, Practices, & Ceremonies

• Creating a Sicangu Mental Health Toolkit

• Creating a Resource Directory for services

  (Red Pages)

• Bilingual Lakota-English daycare

• Work on language and value systems with

  pregnant women & families so they can teach

  their children & work toward decolonizing

• Cultural classes, storytelling, song & dance

• QPR Training (Question. Persuade. Refer.): The QPR mission is to reduce

  suicidal behaviors & save lives by providing innovative, practical & proven

  suicide prevention training

• TISPMP currently has 105 peer mentors which they meet with monthly &

  conduct prevention activities

• Conduct depression screenings on individuals referred to the program,

  Also refers out to IHS Behavioral Health

• Crisis response team that intervenes when there is a sudden death or suicide

  in the community.

• Train youth and families in “Life Skills”, teaching individuals how to make

  healthy decisions.

• Offering services to ages 3-21

• Traditional Lakota and contemporary therapy (Individual, group, family,

   Inipi, Lowanpi, etc.)

• School-based individual therapy at TCES & TCMS

• Working with the Sunka Wakan Oyate (Horse Nation)/Equine Assisted

  Mental Health Therapy

• “Wrap-Around” Care-Coordinator services to address the holistic needs of 

   recovering Native youth & families

• Traditional Lakota men’s and women’s teachings

• Transportation and Flex Funds for unmet needs

• Positive Indian Parenting (PIP) classes

• Therapy for children and their families for problematic sexual behavior

• Lakota Mental Health Tool Kits given to relatives that include: Small abalone shell, Sage, Cedar, Sweet grass, Lavender

• Lakota Cultural Interventions can be arranged:

   -Wopakinte: Purification of mind, body & spirit using sage, sweet grass, cedar with the assistance from an elder female or male. Taking them into inipi sweat lodge) 

    & wiping them down with sage. This removes the spiritual residue from the individual who has experienced trauma.

   -Nagi Kicopi: Ceremony for “Calling the spirit back” when one experiences Tawacin Sagya Wokakije (serious emotional suffering), they may have suicide ideations or 

    wanting to kill him/herself & be severely depressed. It can be a result of Nagi Cola Ounye (loss of spirit) which can result in having no sense of purpose, inability to 

    maintain close relationships, & constant psychic pain. Performing a Nagi Kicopi will reunite the mind, body & spirit back together.

   -Inipi: Purification ceremony.

• C’aswic’a Tunpi Wic’ohan: Lakota Naming Ceremony-Spirit name giving; strengthen one’s identity & sense of self.

• In-shelter services

• Case Management  

• Legal Advocacy: Protection Orders, Restraining Orders, Custody, Divorce, Court Accompaniment

• Support Groups: All locations at "Her House", Monday-Teen Support Group 6-7; Tuesday-Domestic Violence Survivors Support Group 6-7;

                                                                         Wednesday-Sexual Assault Survivors Group 6-7; Thursday-Parent's of Sexual Assault Survivors

• "Our House": GED tutoring, Thrift Store, Entrepreneur opportunities: learning to bead and sew, & ability to use full kitchen to have food sales

• Wakanyan Ki Najin Pi- Standing up sacred again in creation: Educating entire community about the issues around Problematic Sexual Behaviors & how to respond. 

  Identify youth with problematic sexual behaviors, connect them with healing opportunities (therapy, Lakota cultural interventions, case management)

• Sicangu MVP-Most Valuable Players: Working with young males, 10-18 years of age who are exposed/victims of violence. Provide case management and referral to 

  therapy, mentor support & positive activities.