The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $3,199,600 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Gemma Services, a non-profit organization in Pennsylvania. The "LAUNCHPAD: EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS THROUGH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION" program aims to address the unmet mental health needs of children ages 0-8 in southeastern Pennsylvania...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $910,000 Project Grant to MC Dermott Center Inc. (doing business as Haymarket Center), a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of this 2-year grant is to increase the mental health preparedness and wellness of 250 law enforcement officers and other first responders in the Northeastern Illinois region. The key activities include conducting large group training...
The 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 Elkhart County, IN. The grant, titled "System of Care Supports for Youth Crisis Interventions" (SOC Supports), aims to expand the county's infrastructure, collaborations, and programming to support successful transitions from crisis to stability for...
This $121,163 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program supports research to evaluate the effectiveness of Illinois' mobile crisis unit (MCU) workforce pipeline programs. The key objectives are to: 1) map Illinois' MCU workforce system using group model building, 2) analyze data to identify factors that increase the likelihood of certified peer providers and mental health professionals obtaining and...
This $2,250,000 Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program grant, awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under CFDA 93.997, will enable Regional Health Clinic in Merrillville, Indiana to develop an AOT program for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and/or co-occurring disorders who are under outpatient civil commitment. The program will provide integrated, community-based treatment and support services including case management,...
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 over 4 years to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth, birth through age 21, at risk for or with serious emotional disturbances, and their families. The key products and services to be delivered include: Creating a "Brief Enhanced...
The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital, was awarded a $2,567,825 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals to implement the INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TRAINING PROGRAM. The five-year program, running from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026, aims to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce through the Mental and Behavioral Health...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) is providing $698,328 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop and evaluate a novel Just-In-Time Training (JITT) implementation strategy for delivering an evidence-based preventive intervention (Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training) to youth mentors in rural communities. The goal is to improve access to mental...
This $579,687 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 supports the Wabash General Hospital (WGH) EMS Training and Enhancement Project (WGH-EMSTEP) in Wabash County, Illinois. The key objectives of the two-year project are to: 1) Increase the size of the EMT and paramedic workforce in Wabash County by recruiting and...
The Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. received a $733,984 Project Grant 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. The five-year "The MISSION Project" aims to develop a multi-tiered system of support for suicide prevention services targeting adolescents and young adults ages 10-24 in Staten Island, New York. The project...
GEMINUS CORPORATION'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING (MHAT) INITIATIVE - GEMINUS CORPORATION'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING (MHAT) INITIATIVE IS A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR RAISING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN SECTORS WITH THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE OF TRAINING NEEDS WHICH ARE: SCHOOL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS' SERVICES, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THIS INITIATIVE WILL TAKE PLACE IN LAKE COUNTY, THE SECOND LARGEST COUNTY IN INDIANA WITH A POPULATION OF 485,493. OVER THE 5 YEAR INITIATIVE, 7,125 PEOPLE WILL BE TRAINED IN THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMS: MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, QUESTION. PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) GATEKEEPER TRAINING, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM PROGRAM. THE INITIATIVE WILL BE WORKING TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LAKE COUNTY YOUTH THAT DIE BY SUICIDE. 1: DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF 8TH GRANT STUDENTS THAT SERIOUSLY CONSIDER ATTEMPTING SUICIDE. 2: TRAIN 3,750 EDUCATORS IN THE QPR GATEKEEPER CURRICULUM. 3: TRAIN 150 EDUCATORS IN THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CURRICULUM. GOAL 2: REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LAKE COUNTY ADULTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING FREQUENT MENTAL DISTRESS. 4: DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS THAT REPORTED HAVING FAIR OR POOR MENTAL HEATH. 5: TRAIN 925 LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN THE QPR GATEKEEPER CURRICULUM. 6: TRAIN 100 LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CURRICULUM. 7: TRAIN 1,350 SOCIAL SERVICE PERSONNEL IN THE QPR GATEKEEPER CURRICULUM. 8: TRAIN 150 SOCIAL SERVICE PERSONNEL IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CURRICULUM. 9: TRAIN 225 VETERANS AND/OR VETERAN ALLIES IN THE QPR GATEKEEPER CURRICULUM. 10: TRAIN 75 VETERANS AND/OR VETERAN ALLIES IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CURRICULUM. 11: TRAIN 325 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE QPR GATEKEEPER CURRICULUM. GOAL 3: ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS ACROSS LAKE COUNTY. 12: CREATE AN 8-PERSON CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM COMMITTEE. 13: TRAIN 75 LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM CURRICULUM. 14: TRAIN 25 INDIVIDUALS TO BE QPR TRAINING FACILITATORS. 15: TRAIN 6 INDIVIDUALS TO BE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID FACILITATORS. 16: CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND REFERRAL PACKET. 17: HAVE 18,000 LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES OR SERVICES. GEMINUS CORPORATION WILL CONTINUE TO WORK COLLABORATIVE THROUGHOUT LAKE COUNTY TO PREPARE AND TRAIN OTHERS ON HOW TO APPROPRIATELY AND SAFELY RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.