# Social Networks among Native American caregivers participating in an evidence-based and culturally informed intergenerational intervention

> **NIH NIH R01** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $147,896

## Abstract

Abstract
The overall goal of this study is to understand opioid use, suicide and social network
characteristics by analyzing social networks of Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux
parents/caregivers. This supplement, together with the parent R01, addresses a critical gap in
knowledge about the intersection of substance use, social networks, and intervention science
for American Indians. The study aims to: 1) Explore how the social network characteristics of
parents/adult caregivers are related to both risk for and protection from suicide and opioid use,
2) Examine the impact of the Wa'Kan Ye'Zah family-based prevention program on the social
networks of American Indian parents/adult caregivers, and 3) Determine whether program
effects on social networks mediate effects on suicide and opioid among parents/caregivers.
We will analyze social networks of Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux parents/caregivers to
further understand the risk and protective factors for opioid and other substance use and suicide
behavior and how social networks influence risk and resilience. This supplement addresses
several key activities that fall within the scope of the parent R01 including support for exploring
the effectiveness of community health worker delivered Wa'Kan Ye'Zah on caregiver and child
behavioral and mental health outcomes and assessing the benefits of culturally enhancing the
intervention for caregivers' well-being. The study plan is situated within a well-established trust
relationship with tribal communities, innovative formative research that led to this proposal, and
an experienced, multidiscipline study team led by an Indigenous PI.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10157227
- **Project number:** 3R01MH115840-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Teresa Brockie
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $147,896
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-04-01 → 2024-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10157227

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10157227, Social Networks among Native American caregivers participating in an evidence-based and culturally informed intergenerational intervention (3R01MH115840-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10157227. Licensed CC0.

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