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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Behavioral Health

Analytics

IHS performs national, regional, and local evaluations and analyses to support Tribes, IHS, and other interests in their planning and decisions, as they may affect the psychological health development and risk mitigation among American Indian and Alaska Native people and their communities. These reports represent significant cooperation among Tribal partners, policy makers, IHS leaders, universities, and American Indian and Alaska Native researchers. None of these reports establish laws or policies, rather they examine major strategies to make useful observations, define notable trends, and make recommendations for policies, programs, and protocols.

PROGRAM EVALUATIONS

IHS Division of Behavioral Health analytics use infographics to synthesize findings from national evaluations and to provide recommended actions based on findings from each report. Infographics sumarize results and allow users to share and post, and help inspire conversation and further investigation.

INFOGRAPHICS

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PUBLICATIONS

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Adult Caretaker Engagement and School Connectedness and Association with Substance Use, Indicators of Emotional Well-Being and Suicide Risk, and Experiences with Violence Among American Indian or Alaska Native High School Students – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023 [PDF - 379 KB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement – October 10, 2024

Mental Health Outcomes Among American Indian and Alaska Native U.S. Army Soldiers: A Serial Cross-Sectional Analysis Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Military Medicine, Volume 188, Issue 7-8, July/August 2023

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Encounters Related to Suicidal Behavior Among Children and Adolescents With Medicaid Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Research Letter, Adolescent Mental Health; JAMA Pediatrics, June 26, 2023

Suicides Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons ? National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2015-2020 [PDF - 404 KB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement – September 16, 2022

Indian Health Service: Report on Behavioral Health, 2018 [PDF - 15 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Summary of IHS behavioral health services in terms of clinical workload dedicated to a serious conditions.

EXTERNAL REPORTS

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Reports

U.S. Health and Human Service: Tribal Customer Experience Pilot for Post-Award Reporting [PDF - 3.2 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – , 2024. IHS Behavioral Health Initiatives is covered as an example of HHS Reduced Reporting Requirements (pages 26-27)

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP): Overview of Recent Research, Legislation, and Selected Issues for Congress, 2023 [PDF - 1.2 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – review of the common barriers that the federal government faces in preventing severe human risk among American Indians and Alaska Natives.

U.S. Health and Human Service: National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda, 2016 [PDF - 2.5 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Collaborative tribal-federal blueprint for improving the behavioral health of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

U.S. Department of Justice: Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men, 2016 [PDF - 809 KB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Study to account for the patterns of violence among American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men.

INNOVATION

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National Data Coordinator Service Portal

The National Data Coordinator Service Portal Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  serves Tribal partner organizations and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) leaders in their collection and storage of digital, project-level data. It offers video-based user training and a ticketing system for access support. The portal is compliant with HIPAA security requirements. Each partner has a unique account and can specific access to individual users. The portal administration is led by the Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center.