The Behavioral Health Services Department of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is offering Positive Indian Parenting classes online to all interested Community members. The classes are designed to help build stronger children and families. The eight-week series features class every Thursday from 12 noon to 1:20 p.m.  So far, class participants have learned about […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Behavioral Health Services is offering Positive Indian Parenting classes online to all Community members to help build stronger children and families. The eight-week series features class every Thursday from 12 noon to 1:20 p.m. All are welcome to join and learn about parenting topics such as Traditional Behavior Modifications, […]

The COVID-19 response team of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is actively managing the Community’s vaccine distribution. The Health and Human Services staff have been contacting people in Phase 1B, the group currently receiving the vaccine, which includes dialysis patients, transplant recipients, active cancer patients, and Community members and residents age 65 and older. […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Behavioral Health Services is offering Positive Indian Parenting classes online to all Community members to help build stronger children and families. The eight-week sessions feature class every Thursday from 12 noon to 1:20 p.m. All are welcome to join and learn about parenting topics such as Traditional Behavior Modifications, […]

In a small community such as the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, where we are all pretty much related, our cousins are like our siblings and our neighbors are family. It’s hard when we lose anyone, but it’s especially hard when we lose someone from our Community. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the […]

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study on December 17 which shows that American Indians (AI) and Alaska Natives (AN) have a death rate from COVID-19 at 1.8 times greater than non-Hispanic whites, based on data from 14 participating states.  According to the study, there is excess risk, especially for […]

Counseling can benefit those who may be struggling with their mental health during these times of uncertainty due to COVID-19. Because of the pandemic, more people are dealing with emotional difficulties and life challenges. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Behavioral Health Services (BHS) is offering telehealth sessions with a counselor to all SRPMIC members. […]

Submitted by the SRPMIC  COVID-19 Command Team The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Department of Health and Human Services and the COVID-19 Command Team announced that SRPMIC has received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for the Community. The Moderna vaccine arrived on December 21 and is planned to be administered as a drive-up Point of Distribution […]