Relapse risks and supports for Tribal adolescents in recovery
Official title: Assessing Cultures of Recovery in Tribal Communities - Pilot Project 1: Understanding Relapse among Tribal Youth
Funded at Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations · NIH-11182710 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project asks Tribal and non-Tribal teens in recovery about triggers, supports, and coping skills related to relapse so programs can better help them.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Spokane Valley, United States) |
| Project start | September 20, 2022 |
| Project end | July 31, 2026 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $31,748 |
| NIH project number | 5S06GM146095-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11182710 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adolescents admitted to the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations who are in recovery from substance use disorders, including both Tribal and non‑Tribal youth.
✕Less likely to help
People who are not adolescents in recovery, adults, or those not served by the Healing Lodge are unlikely to get direct benefit from participating.
What this research studies
If you take part, researchers will invite three small groups of about 15 adolescent residents at the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations to complete a survey about background, trigger and crisis experiences, social supports, and coping skills. They will combine your survey answers with information already collected during routine clinical care at the Lodge. The team will use a Tribal Participatory Research approach, working with Tribal partners to shape the survey and study procedures. Findings will be shared with the community to help adapt relapse-prevention and aftercare programs to be culturally relevant.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Could help create relapse-prevention and aftercare programs that better match Tribal adolescents' real needs and cultural strengths.
How similar studies have gone: Combining patient surveys with clinical records has informed program improvements elsewhere, but this is the first formal survey-and-integration effort at the Healing Lodge and specifically with these Tribal youth.
Where this research is happening
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Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
Spokane Valley, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Edson, Timothy C — Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
- Study coordinator: Edson, Timothy C
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.