Created on June 25, 2015 through the merger of The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation (NNAPF) and the Native Mental Health Association of Canada (NMHAC). TPF offers the following services:
Training

The Thunderbird Partnership Foundation offers seven ICBoC certified courses and a large array of toolkits which provide addiction and treatment center workers with the special skills and knowledge needed to work effectively within First Nations communities.

Buffalo Riders Program

The Buffalo Riders program enhances and strengthens community-based capacity to provide youth with early and brief interventions and support services in reducing substance using behaviour. The five day training program for facilitators includes the latest research and culturally specific teachings about youth resiliency, risk and protective factors, and developmental assets/factors which research has identified as critical for young people’s successful growth and development.

Addictions Management Information System (AMIS)

A national case management data base that collects evidence that can be used to inform client care, demonstrate the strengths of the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP) and the Youth Substance Abuse Program (YSAP) Treatment Centres, and support research initiatives over time.

Native Wellness Assessment (NWA is part of AMIS)

The NWA is now available through AMIS to programs and organizations with an interest in measuring wellness from a cultural and strength-based approach. It can be accessed online through this website. The NWA measures the impact of cultural interventions on client wellness and proves something that First Nations have long known, that culture is the key to restoring and maintaining wellness. An Indigenous approach to wellness is holistic in nature; it takes the whole person into account including their mind, body, spirit, family, and community. This tool is useful for programs that promote mental wellness through Indigenous culture and focus on clients’ strengths