Project Grant H79FG000918

This Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) is supporting Kent County, Michigan in launching a Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) service. The CSU is a secure, high-intensity alternative to full psychiatric hospitalization that can provide involuntary treatment and accept direct drop-offs from law enforcement. This first-of-its-kind CSU is a...

The Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham (CMHA-CEI) was awarded a $1,972,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant funding will support the establishment of a certified Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) to serve 144 youth and 216 adults experiencing acute behavioral health crises in the tri-county region of central Michigan. Key activities...

The Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (MHRSB) was awarded $550,000 under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop and implement the Hamilton County Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Center (HC-CRSC). The HC-CRSC will be a 24/7 crisis receiving facility focused on law enforcement drop-off for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $549,656 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation (CSU Fullerton ASC) on behalf of the CSU Fullerton Police Department. The grant will fund the establishment of a Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) to enhance campus and community safety by proactively identifying and mitigating potential mental health threats among the university's 44,000...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) provides $1,000,000 to The County of Bucks in Doylestown, Pennsylvania to establish a Crisis Stabilization Center. The center will offer 24/7 urgent and emergent behavioral health assessment, stabilization, and crisis services for adults and children residing in central and lower Bucks County. Services will include mental health, substance...

Cleveland State University was awarded a $367,858 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will support a collaboration between CSU's Police Department and Counseling Center to establish a co-responder position to accompany police when responding to students with behavioral health needs. The co-responder will directly serve the CSU...

The City of Jonesboro, AR received a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will be used to establish a Crisis Response Unit (CRU) that pairs police officers trained in Crisis Intervention (CIT) with mental health professionals from Arisa Health. The CRU will respond to calls involving individuals with mental health disorders or...

The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $195,442 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund a 40-hour in-person Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program developed by Minnesota CIT, a respected non-profit training provider, over a two-year period. The goal is to train a majority of the county's deputies in...

This $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) supports the Buckeye Crisis Response Team (CRT) program, a collaboration between the Buckeye Police Department and Crisis Preparation and Recovery to provide a law enforcement/mental health co-responder program. The funding will allow the CRT to add another co-response team to expand crisis intervention services,...

The Department of Human Services Colorado was awarded a $25,631,796 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This two-year block grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the delivery of comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with...