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Panel urges tribal-led, culturally grounded behavioral health funding in Senate draft
Summary
Experts at the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs roundtable recommended that Title 4 of the draft Native Children package fund tribal-designed, culturally grounded behavioral health programs with reduced billing constraints and supports for workforce retention.
ANCHORAGE — At a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs roundtable, behavioral health leaders urged lawmakers to give tribes flexibility to design culturally grounded behavioral health services and to reduce regulatory billing barriers that hinder care delivery.
“Using this approach would promote self governance for tribes to build and integrate behavioral health and social services fully,” said Dr. Tina Woods, chief clinical officer at Cook…
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