Na'Nizhoozhi Center Inc.
"A Bridge of Recovery"
General Information : Mr. Jay Azua; Interim Executive Director/Program Manager III - Email: jjazua@hotmail.com
Location:
2205 E. Boyd Ave. Gallup, NM 87301
Ph: (505) 722-2177
Fax: (505) 722-5961
Finance
Ph: (505) 722-9066
Fax: (505) 722-9254
Gallup Express
Dispatch
Ph: (505) 722-2345
Hours/Times:
Offices:
M-F 8am - 5pm
Intake:
Open 24/7
2205 E. Boyd Ave. Gallup, NM 87301
Ph: (505) 722-2177
Fax: (505) 722-5961
Finance
Ph: (505) 722-9066
Fax: (505) 722-9254
Gallup Express
Dispatch
Ph: (505) 722-2345
Hours/Times:
Offices:
M-F 8am - 5pm
Intake:
Open 24/7
NCI © 2011
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Clinical Director - Dr. Kevin Foley
The clinical department provides a variety of services for individuals who are picked up off the streets of Gallup for public intoxication. Services start with social detoxification intake, then High Risk for individuals who need to be monitored for physical problems, then protective custody intervention with a substance abuse counselor, then they are offered the First Step Program residential treatment and finally Hinaah Bits os (Eagle Plume Society) and Tsaa Bee na nitin (basket teaching) 60-day traditional Native American residential treatment program.
Research: In 2001 NCI became a partner with the University of New Mexico (UNM) in the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network (CTN) research. UNM and the partnering community treatment programs became known as the Southwest Node. NCI was involved in implementing and completing the Job Seekers Workshop in a culturally appropriate manner on the Navajo Nation. The results were published in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 33, 181-192. Later NCI co-planned and participated in the American Indian/Alaska Native Methamphetamine and Other Drug Use and Treatment in the Southwest project and published the results in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17, 366-376.
NCI's clinical department has a long history of collaboration with many partner agencies including but not limited to; The Navajo Nation, Navajo Area Indian Health Services (NAIHS), Navajo Nation Human Research and Review Board, Navajo AIDS Network (NAN), Navajo Health Education, Navajo Special Diabetes Project, Navajo Nation Social Hygiene Program, Gallup Indian Medical Center and the University of New Mexico (UNM).
NCI also has traditional facilities to allow Navajo ceremonies to be integrated into the recovery programs. Adjacent to the NCI building are ceremonial and activity grounds, traditional hogans and sweat lodges for treatment. In order to remain on the cutting edge the clinical staff engages in ongoing staff training, professional certification and licensing as essential parts of professional development at NCI. NCI is an active participant in local collaborative and planning groups related to public intoxication and alcohol/drug issues. NCI was a leader in the McKinley County DWI Planning Council, the Strategic Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Northwest New Mexico Fighting Back, and numerous community projects.
NCI also has traditional facilities to allow Navajo ceremonies to be integrated into the recovery programs. Adjacent to the NCI building are ceremonial and activity grounds, traditional hogans and sweat lodges for treatment. In order to remain on the cutting edge the clinical staff engages in ongoing staff training, professional certification and licensing as essential parts of professional development at NCI. NCI is an active participant in local collaborative and planning groups related to public intoxication and alcohol/drug issues. NCI was a leader in the McKinley County DWI Planning Council, the Strategic Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Northwest New Mexico Fighting Back, and numerous community projects.