The Tribal Training and Technical Assistance 

(TTA) Center is funded by the Substance Abuse 

and Mental Health Services Administration 

(SAMHSA). The Tribal TTA Center uses a 

culturally relevant, holistic approach to deliver 

TTA on mental and substance use disorders, 

suicide prevention, and mental health 

promotion. TTA is offered to a broad audience 

of all tribal communities, a focused audience of 

SAMHSA tribal grantees, and an intensive 

audience of selected AI/AN tribes per year. 

Our Vision 

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) 

communities have the cultural knowledge, skills, 

and resilience to create hope and healing. Their 

cultural beliefs and practices provide a 

foundation for promoting lasting wellness, 

solving problems, and taking action. 

Our Goal 

The goal of our TTA is to decrease the impact of 

risk factors and increase protective factors that 

are linked to the healthy and safe development of 

AI/AN children and their families 

Menu of Services 

The Tribal TTA Center offers several services to 

support Tribal communities, including but not 

limited to: 

Curriculum 

• Gathering of Native Americans (GONA)

• Gathering of Alaska Natives (GOAN) 

• GONA/GOAN Training of Facilitators 

• Mental Health First Aid 

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training 

(ASIST) 

• Substance Misuse Prevention Training

Capacity Building 

• Community Readiness Assessment 

• Strategic Action Planning

• Needs Assessment

• Asset Mapping

• Social Marketing

• Community-Based Participatory Research 

Training Topics 

• Cultural Competency

• Motivational Interviewing

• Historical Trauma

• Digital Storytelling 

• Trauma Informed Principles 

• Opioid Misuse Prevention and Crisis Response

Figure 1. , Diné (Navajo) Female Youth 

 

How We Deliver TTA 

The Tribal TTA Center helps Native communities 

build local capacity and skills and supports them in 

advancing their prevention efforts. 
 

 

 

− National and regional trainings

− Gathering of Native Americans/Gathering

of Alaska Natives

− Learning communities

− Assistance with TAPs

− Onsite and virtual technical assistance

− Production and dissemination of resources

− Intensive community engagement

TTA is customized and tailored to meet the need 

and readiness level of the community we work 

with. The Tribal TTA Center offers several types of 

TTA: 

Broad 

• Broad TTA serves all AI/AN tribes,

communities, and organizations.

Focused 

• Focused TTA is offered for SAMHSA

tribal grantees.

Intensive 

• Intensive TTA is provided for AI/AN

communities with high levels of need

that have been identified through a

selection process.

Tribal Action Plan (TAP) Development 

• TAP Development is a strategic plan for

guiding change among tribal members

to address alcohol and substance

misuse.

TTA Objectives 

− Provide TTA to federally recognized tribes, other

− AI/AN communities, SAMHSA tribal grantees, and

organizations serving Indian Country.

− Work collaboratively with governmental and nongovernmental entities to leverage resources and

address a variety of issues affecting tribal

communities, families, and youth.

− Work with SAMHSA tribal grantees and other TTA

contracts that serve tribal grantees and tribal

members.

− Assist tribal communities in mobilizing, planning,

and implementing community based and culturally

tailored evidence-based prevention and

intervention strategies.

− Increase protective factors linked to the healthy

and safe development of AI/AN children, families,

and communities.

How to Request TTA

Tribal communities and SAMHSA tribal grantees

can contact the Tribal TTA Center to submit TTA

inquiries via:

Tribal TTA Center Webpage 

www.samhsa.gov/tribal-ttac 

SAMHSA Tribal Training and Technical 

Assistance Center 

Phone: 1-800-953-1379 

189 E. Nelson Avenue #249

Wasilla, AK 99654

Email: TA-Request@tribaltechllc.com 

Following your request, you will be 

contacted by Tribal TTA Center staff. 

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