Community Action Plan

The Community Action Plan (CAP) is a roadmap that outlines past achievements and future steps. It supports strategic planning and ensures anyone can understand and contribute to its goals. The CAP guides implementation, evaluation, and budgeting plans for programs, leading to funding strategies, program outcomes, and long-term community outcomes. By defining these goals and following the plan, we aim to drive meaningful progress.

The CTC developed its outcome-focused Community Action Plan after coalition volunteers identified four key risk factors as priorities for community action. These priorities were initially identified through the 2021 CTC Prevention Needs Survey, administered to students in grades 6–12 at Eagle Butte schools. Community leaders approved the priorities in January 2022, and a follow-up survey in 2023 confirmed their continued relevance and importance.
CTC research shows that by addressing these areas, we can lower the following health and behavior problems.
Delinquency​​
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Violence
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Early Unplanned Pregnancy​
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School Drop Out
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Depression or Anxiety
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Substance Use
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Our CTC members conducted extensive research on existing community resources and evidence-based programs. Based on this research, we recommended implementing Natural Helpers, Positive Indian Parenting, and the Second Step Curriculum to address our priority areas. These recommendations were subsequently approved by community leaders.

This peer-helping program leverages the natural support networks within schools, where students seek trusted peers and adults for help. It trains students to recognize distress, offer support, and connect peers with resources, fostering leadership, empathy, and resilience while addressing mental health needs.


Positive Indian Parenting, developed by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), helps families reconnect with traditional Indigenous parenting practices. Historically, these teachings fostered strong, safe families, but colonization disrupted them. Created in 1980, the curriculum has been updated to revive and share this vital knowledge.


Second Step provides children with essential social-emotional learning (SEL), equipping them with skills to connect, thrive, and succeed. Especially valuable in today’s world, this research-based curriculum helps students excel academically while fostering their development into thoughtful, productive adults.

