This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Primary Health Care under the Community Health Centers federal grant program (CFDA 93.224) will support Charter Oak Health Center, Inc. (COHC) in Hartford, Connecticut to expand mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) services in their community. Specifically, the funding will allow COHC to expand MH services at three new school-based health centers (SBHCs) and one existing SBHC, serving an estimated 70 students annually. The grant...
Under this $200,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program), Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) will provide a comprehensive range of crisis mental health, outpatient, case management, peer support, psychiatric rehabilitation, and community-based services to underserved adults, children, and families in central and northwest Connecticut. The services will focus on...
This $1,148,802 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) will enable Rhode Island College's Institute for Education in Healthcare to develop a training program to create a new cadre of dually-certified Peer Recovery Specialists-Community Health Workers (PRS-CHW) in Rhode Island. The program will provide a comprehensive...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a 5-year, $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Bhcare, Inc., a non-profit organization in Connecticut. The "BUILD CHILD RESILIENCE" initiative will provide trauma-focused, school-based behavioral health services and training to support students in 4 high-need public schools and 2 special education...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will enable Fair Haven Community Health Clinic, Inc. to expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services for underserved residents in the New Haven, CT area. Specifically, the funding will allow the clinic to increase the number of patients receiving mental health and SUD services, including medication-assisted treatment...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the "PROJECT COPES" initiative. The project aims to expand existing services in school-based health centers (SBHCs) located in underserved communities on Chicago's South and West sides. Using evidence-based, trauma-informed, and healing-centered approaches, the project will provide psychoeducation,...
This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will provide $1,499,994 to Pastoral Counseling Service of Summit County Inc. (dba Red Oak Behavioral Health) to expand school-based mental health services and the workforce in the greater Akron, Ohio area. The funding will support the development of a 192-hour training curriculum and program for 96 non-licensed mental health...
This federal Project Grant award for $616,000.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) program. The grant will support the Catholic Charities, Inc. - Archdiocese Of Hartford's New Haven Family Service Center Certified Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) to increase staffing and training to provide evidence-based Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MI/CBT) treatments to adults in...
This $460,233 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) will support Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) in developing and implementing a Community Health Worker (CHW) training program. The FDU STRONG program aims to increase the behavioral health workforce's capacity to support children and families impacted by opioid...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program, awarded a $1,091,676 two-year Project Grant to Charles River Community Health, Inc. (CRCH) in Brighton, MA. The grant funding will enable CRCH to expand behavioral health (BH) and substance use disorder (SUD) services at their Brighton and Waltham sites, including treatment with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Specifically, CRCH plans to hire 4.0 FTE BH...
OPERATION GREEN RIBBON - THANKS TO A NEW 5-YEAR FEDERAL GRANT, CHR IS COLLABORATING WITH A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP ADDRESS UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ACROSS HARTFORD, TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES. THE PROJECT, NAMED OPERATION GREEN RIBBON, WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING TO SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICE STAFF; CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS; VETERANS, ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES; K-12 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL; AS WELL AS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND FACULTY. THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO RESIDE IN THE 50-TOWN CATCHMENT AREA AND ARE EXPERIENCING UNDIAGNOSED MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE FIRST GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A NETWORK OF TRAINEES TO IDENTIFY, SUPPORT, AND REFER CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO ARE FACED WITH MENTAL DISORDERS TO APPROPRIATE RESOURCES. OBJECTIVE 1: BY THE 4TH MONTH OF THE GRANT, CHR'S INSTRUCTORS WILL BE CERTIFIED IN MHFA. OBJECTIVE 2: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL TRAIN A MINIMUM OF 12 SOCIAL SERVICE STAFF FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 12 EACH YEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE GRANT. OBJECTIVE 3: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL PROVIDE MHFA TRAINING THAT WILL INCLUDE CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES TO 12 CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS AND WILL TRAIN 12 MORE EACH YEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE GRANT. OBJECTIVE 4: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL PROVIDE YOUTH MHFA TO 18 PERSONNEL FROM K-12 SCHOOLS AND WILL TRAIN AN ADDITIONAL 18 EACH YEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE GRANT. OBJECTIVE 5: BY THE END OF YEAR 2, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL WILL TRAIN 6 COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES IN MHFA AND WILL TRAIN AND ADDITIONAL 6 IN EACH YEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE GRANT. OBJECTIVE 6: BY THE END OF YEAR 2, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL TRAIN 10 ARMED SERVICES PERSONNEL, VETERANS, AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES IN MHFA FOR VETERANS, INCLUDING CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES AND WILL TRAIN AN ADDITIONAL 8 INDIVIDUALS DURING EACH OF THE THREE YEARS REMAINING IN THE GRANT. THE SECOND GOAL IS TO INCREASE TRAINEES' UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PLAN, REVIEWING THE PLAN WITH CHR'S CONSUMER/FAMILY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEATH AWARENESS RESOURCE MANUAL. EACH MHFA TRAINEE WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF THE MANUAL THAT IDENTIFIES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SELF-HELP AND PEER SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES, AND OTHER RESOURCE OPTIONS BY THE 8TH MONTH OF THE GRANT. THE MANUAL WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY BY THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT ON CHR'S WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE, AND THROUGH LINKS TO THE MANUAL ON WILLING PROVIDER AND AGENCY WEBSITES. IN ALL, 300 PEOPLE WILL BE TRAINED, REPRESENTING 60 PEOPLE OVER 5 YEARS.