Answer:
This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) serves as a primer for working with individuals
who identify with American Indian and Alaska Native cultures. It aims to help behavioral
health service providers improve their cultural competence and provide culturally responsive,
engaging, holistic, trauma-informed services to American Indian and Alaska Native clients.
The TIP presents culturally adapted approaches for the prevention and treatment of
addiction and mental illness, as well as counselor competencies for providing behavioral
health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
