Services and Challenges at a Native American Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

James K. Cunningham, Deborah Poling Scott, Fatima F. Molina, Teshia G.Arambula Solomon

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Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges arose for a Native American residential substance use disorder treatment program in California (e.g., insufficient housing for quarantining, inadequate telehealth bandwidth, food shortages, client skepticism regarding safety needs). These challenges were addressed, culturally appropriate services continued, no clients tested positive for COVID-19, and unexpected benefits arose.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1107-1113
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of health care for the poor and underserved
Volume33
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2022

Keywords

  • American Indian/Alaska Native
  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • Native American
  • Residential drug treatment
  • culturally appropriate services
  • quarantining
  • substance use disorder
  • telehealth services

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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