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Seven Directions provides free technical assistance (TA) to Indigenous-focused organizations working to address Opioid and Substance Use in their communities. We support a wide range of organizations, including Tribal health programs, Urban Indian organizations, Tribal colleges, and more.
Technical Assistance (TA) refers to a wide range of supports that outside professionals can provide to programs. This includes resources and ideas to help programs work through challenges, plan and implement programs, and create new tools for their community. TA is not limited to "technical" support, such as computer or IT issues.
Hover over the boxes for some examples. If you are unsure if your project is a good fit, please submit a TA Request Form and we would be happy to chat with you.
We work closely with tribal program staff to plan, create, and develop a “mini project” in service of their opioid program goals.
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We support prevention, treatment, or harm reduction programs’ efforts to include tribal and Urban Indian community members from diverse backgrounds, including the 2SLGBTQ+community, youth, elders, and / or veterans.
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We support organizations using Indigenous evaluation methods to build knowledge they can use about their opioid programs.
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Seven Directions centers Indigenous values, knowledge, and ways of working with our TA partners. In every call, we focus on your organization's needs and work with you to figure out how we can leverage our resources, providers, and network to support you and your organization. Below are several other reasons for choosing TA with Seven Directions.
We understand that you and your team are busy, so our TA program consists of regular calls that work best for your team’s schedule.
We help teams reflect, increase creativity, and make progress on your organization’s important work and goals.
We have provided TA on Opioid and Substance Use projects to over 22 tribal and Urban Indian organizations in the past four years. Through our affiliations with the University of Washington and the National Network of Public Health Institutes, we offer access to a broad array of resources and examples from peer organizations.
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It’s easy to sign up! Simply fill out this intake form to get connected to a Seven Directions TA coach. We will review your form and contact you to set up our first call. We look forward to working with you!
For questions, please contact the Seven Directions TA Team: TA7D@uw.edu