A new series of sessions for people with diabetes is beginning on August 31. Called Diabetes Among Friends, the five-week peer-based curriculum is open to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members age 18 and over, tribal employees, people with diabetes and caregivers of people with diabetes. The series will take place every Tuesday and Wednesday […]
In the fall of 2019, a partnership between Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Behavioral Health Services (BHS) and Salt River Schools (SRS) was created to provide behavioral health services for students and their families in a familiar, safe and accessible environment. The Children’s Resiliency Group was born out of this partnership, with the goal of […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Way of Life Facility (WOLF) remains closed according to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community guidelines, and so the Salt River Library is continuing to stay virtual with programs offered through the WOLF Facebook page. “We, along with the other divisions of Community Recreational Services, have strived to offer virtual programming […]
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his second stop this year at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on Nov. 19 for a private roundtable discussion and tour of the new Journey to Recovery (JTR) residential treatment facility on the River People Health...
3 Takeaways: The Indigenous art collective Hekiu (meaning “past” in O’odham), featuring members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, has been busy advising, consulting and providing resources for local collaborators, which include municipalities and tribal entities. Hekiu members help bridge the gap between non-Indigenous and Indigenous cultural knowledge and...
Learn about the team behind the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence and how they collaborate with management and staff in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. 3 Takeaways: For quite some time now, the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (ACESDV) has been providing valuable...
3 Takeaways: During National Breastfeeding Month in August, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community WIC program made sure to champion mothers and their important role in the Community. On August 21, WIC held a “celebration of breastfeeding support” at the River People Health Center lobby with the theme “Honoring Moms...