This $4,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program will fund the Egyptian Health Department's (EHD) Project CONNECT 4.0 initiative. The project aims to serve 600 children, youth, and young adults aged 6-21 with serious emotional disturbance (SED) or serious mental illness (SMI) in rural southeastern Illinois...
This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program, provides $2,000,000 to the County of Cheshire Administration in New Hampshire over a 4-year period starting September 30, 2024. The goal is to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth at risk for or with serious emotional disturbances, and their...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $5,279,920 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable the delivery of a range of community-based mental health services, including outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, case management, housing assistance, peer support, workforce...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has awarded a $999,768 project grant to Mainehealth for the "ProjectConnect" program. This 5-year grant, starting on September 30, 2024, will fund a mobile harm reduction, housing, and treatment program designed to outreach, engage, and house individuals experiencing or at risk of...
This 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 (CFDA 93.243) program provides $800,000 to Mainehealth d/b/a Healthy Community Coalition (HCC) to implement a rural emergency medical services (EMS) training project in Franklin County, Maine. The project aims to increase recruitment, training, and retention of EMS personnel by providing career...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Northern Oxford Regional Ambulance Service, doing business as Med-Care Ambulance, a non-profit organization in Maine. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund a multi-faceted initiative to improve emergency care and outcomes for patients...
This federal Project Grant award of $314,964, provided by 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), aims to promote resilience, social connectedness, and a culture of care at the College of the Florida Keys (CFK). The overarching goal is to increase CFK's capacity to prevent suicide and suicide-related behaviors, while improving awareness of...
This Project Grant award of $4,000,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program supports the implementation of the Family Connections system-of-care approach in Massachusetts. The goal is to expand mental health access and engagement for children and youth aged 3-18 with serious emotional disturbances, including those from migrant...
This federal Project Grant award, provided 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, is funding a $775,812 initiative led by United Ambulance in Maine. The initiative aims to 1) recruit and train approximately 295 EMS students, with 162 expected to obtain licensure and 75 entering the Maine EMS workforce, 2) improve the mental health...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,000,000 project grant under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program to the North Mississippi Commission On Mental Illness & Retardation, doing business as Communicare. This 4-year grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2028, will expand the HYPED 4 CHANGE System of...
CONNECTME TO BETTER MENTAL HEALTH - CONNECTME TO BETTER MENTAL HEALTH SWEETSER IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AND PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE OF MAINE IN ORDER TO TEACH THE SKILLS TO RESPOND TO SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE. SWEETSER WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE EMERGING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND EQUIP THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO RESPOND MOST APPROPRIATELY. SWEETSER WILL PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID (PFA) TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN ROLES THAT RESPOND TO AND MANAGE TRAUMATIC EVENTS, SUCH AS FIRST RESPONDERS. AS PART OF THESE EFFORTS, SWEETSER WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A SOCIAL MARKETING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE THE STIGMA RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND PROVIDE A CENTRALIZED LOCATION FOR RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION. THROUGH ITS BRUNSWICK, MAINE OFFICE, SWEETSER WILL PROVIDE MHFA AND PFA WITHIN PARTS OF ANDROSCOGGIN, NORTHERN COASTAL CUMBERLAND, PENOBSCOT, SAGADAHOC, WALDO AND YORK COUNTIES. SWEETSER WILL COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOLS, COLLEGE PERSONNEL, PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, PUBLIC HOUSING PERSONNEL, AND VETERANS/MILITARY TO PROVIDE FREE EVIDENCED-BASED TRAININGS. SWEETSER WILL SERVE 620 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH A TOTAL GOAL OF SERVING 3,100 INDIVIDUALS FOR THE TERM OF THE GRANT. SWEETSER HAS FIVE PRIMARY GOALS: GOAL #1: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITIES WITH THE CAPACITY TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND DE-ESCALATION SKILLS BY THE PROVISION OF MHFA TRAINING. OBJECTIVE: SWEETSER WILL TRAIN TEACHERS AND RELEVANT SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN MHFA-YOUTH. OBJECTIVE: SWEETSER WILL TRAIN PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF YOUTH IN MHFA-YOUTH. OBJECTIVE: SWEETSER WILL TRAIN PUBLIC STAFF STAFF IN MHFA-LAW ENFORCEMENT. OBJECTIVE: SWEETSER WILL TRAIN PUBLIC HOUSING PERSONNEL IN MHFA-YOUTH AND MHFA-ADULT. OBJECTIVE: SWEETSER WILL TRAIN VETERANS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND ACTIVE MILITARY IN MHFA-VETERANS. OBJECTIVE: SWEETSER WILL TRAIN SECONDARY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND RESIDENT ASSISTANTS IN MHFA-ADULT. GOAL #2: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITIES WITH THE CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO TRAUMATIC EVENTS, IDENTIFY SIGNS OF TRAUMA, AND DEVELOP SKILLS FOR WELLNESS BY THE PROVISION OF PFA AND FOLLOW-UP TRAININGS. OBJECTIVE: SWEETSER WILL TRAIN TEACHERS AND RELEVANT SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN PFA. OBJECTIVE: SWEETSER WILL TRAIN VETERANS IN PFA. GOAL #3: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH, ADULTS, VETERANS, AND OTHERS WHO RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND TREATMENT. GOAL #4: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL ONLINE WELLNESS TOOL MYSTRENGTH. OBJECTIVE: CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO SELF-HELP AND WELLNESS RESOURCES IN MYSTRENGTH TO PROMOTE AWARENESS, RESILIENCY, AND WELLNESS. GOAL #5: INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESS BY IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EVIDENCED-BASED SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN. OBJECTIVES: REDUCE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION ABOUT RESOURCES, AND PROMOTE SKILLS TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT SUICIDE.