Project Grant H79SM063537

This $3,000,000 four-year Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) will support Region 4 Mental Health, a behavioral health authority in Mississippi, to implement, evaluate, and sustain a comprehensive AOT program. The project aims to provide court-ordered, community-based intensive outpatient treatment and wraparound services for adults with serious mental illness (SMI)...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc. (BCCS) to implement the Portable Clinical Care Project (PCCP). The PCCP will provide comprehensive and integrated behavioral health, HIV/viral hepatitis testing and treatment, mental health treatment, harm reduction,...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $662,616 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the Adamhs Board Of Erie County in Sandusky, Ohio. The grant will fund the implementation of an Assisted Outpatient Treatment program in Erie County to address the pressing need for mental health services for individuals with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression. The...

The Georgia Pines Community Service Board received a $437,185 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 funding will enable Georgia Pines, in partnership with the Thomas County Sheriff's Office and Thomasville Police Department, to launch a new law enforcement/mental health co-responder program. The program will embed behavioral health specialists to...

This Project Grant award of $896,785 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) supports the Hancock County, Mississippi Family Treatment Court to enhance services and improve equitable outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders. The key enhancements include: Expanding peer recovery support services by adding a certified peer support specialist to provide 40 hours per week of recovery services....

The Oglala Lakota Division of Behavioral Health (OL-DBH) was awarded a $1,500,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The funding will be used to continue implementing strategies to mitigate the harm caused by the abuse of prescription and illicit opioids and psychostimulants on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Key interventions include...

This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) provides $1,500,000 to SMA Healthcare, Inc. to establish an AOT program for individuals with serious mental illness in Flagler, Putnam, and St. Johns counties, Florida. The program aims to reduce psychiatric hospitalizations, arrests, and homelessness by engaging 220 participants over the 4-year grant period and providing them...

The Hancock County Family Treatment Court Enhancement Initiative, a $392,232 project grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, aims to improve child welfare outcomes in Hancock County, Mississippi by addressing substance use disorders among parents with open child welfare cases. The initiative will implement a comprehensive set...

The South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority (SCLHSA) was awarded a $1,050,669 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997). The grant will be used to create, implement, and evaluate the first AOT program in the SCLHSA region, serving adult residents of Terrebonne Parish diagnosed with a serious mental illness. Key objectives include reducing psychiatric hospitalizations,...

The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, on behalf of Florida's Sixth Judicial Circuit, received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The purpose of the 5-year project (2024-2029) is to expand services in the existing Pinellas Adult Drug Court to offer enhanced treatment and community-based...