This $1,152,832 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 will address the unmet mental/behavioral and social service needs of BIPOC children, adolescents, and families who have experienced trauma. The Center for Child Counseling Inc. will deliver the following key services over the 5-year project period: Provide trauma...
This $1,200,000 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 program (CFDA 93.243) will expand Sinai Health System's capacity to provide effective trauma- and grief-focused treatment and services for children, adolescents, and their families on the southwest side of Chicago who have experienced traumatic events. The key objectives are to: 1)...
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 program (CFDA 93.243) will provide $1,800,000 over 5 years to Bhcare, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Connecticut, to implement the "BUILD CHILD RESILIENCE" initiative. This program will deliver trauma-focused school-based behavioral health services and training for school support staff...
This $1,200,000 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) will enable Centerstone of Florida, Inc. to implement the Centerstone's Trauma and Grief Treatment (C-TGT) program. The C-TGT program will increase access to effective trauma- and grief-focused treatment and service systems in 3 Florida counties (DeSoto, Manatee,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center in Los Angeles, CA. The funding will support the expansion of trauma-informed care and screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to adolescents (13-17 years) and transition-age youth (18-26 years) receiving mental health services. The goal is to reach an additional 250 youth over...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $2,000,000 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the Children's Mental and Behavioral Health Access Center operated by Children's Hospital And Health System, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Access Center helps kids and families assess their mental and behavioral health needs, connects them to appropriate...
This federal Project Grant award of $449,060 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable Communities United, a non-profit organization, to implement its Healing Through Justice initiative in Chicago. The initiative aims to address the impact of violence on the mental health and wellness of 500 at-risk youth in Chicago. It will engage these youth through positive youth development, restorative...
This $508,000 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 30, 2024 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant funds the "HEALTHY MINDS, GREAT FUTURES FOR YOUTH MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES" project implemented by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine (BGCSM). The project integrates trauma-informed practices into BGCSM's after-school mentoring and youth development...
The Easterseals Michigan "Building Healthy Futures and Resilient Youth" project is a $1,799,994 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. The 5-year project aims to address psychological trauma among students in Michigan exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent incidents of mass violence. Key services to be...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,800,000 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 will fund Bright Harbor Healthcare's Grief & Trauma Center for Children & Families in New Jersey. The goal of this 5-year grant is to provide grief- and trauma-related services to at least 750 underserved children, adolescents, and their...
PROJECT THRIVE: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SAINTA AND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE TO PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS EFFECTIVE TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. - PROJECT THRIVE: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SAINTA, INC. AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE (BGCGM) WILL PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS TO THE PROVISION OF EFFECTIVE TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS (AGES 4-18) AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRAUMA OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, VIOLENCE, POVERTY, RACISM, AND FAMILY SEPARATION. SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE BGCGM SITES TO PROVIDE EASE OF ACCESS IN A TRUSTED COMMUNITY SETTING IN THE CENTRAL CITY OF MILWAUKEE (MKE), ONE OF THE MOST RACIALLY SEGREGATED CITIES IN THE U.S., WHOSE RESIDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED INEQUITIES IN ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CONDITIONS THAT PERPETUATE THE CYCLES OF TRAUMA AND POVERTY. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE SERVED WILL BE AFRICAN AMERICAN (64%) AND LATINX (23%), LIVE IN MKE'S CENTRAL CITY, AND ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. A THREE-TIERED TREATMENT MODEL WILL INCLUDE (TIER 1) UNIVERSAL SCREENING OF MEMBERS WITH THE UNIVERSIT POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER REACTION INDEX FOR DSM 5 (UCLSA-PTSD), SCREENING OF FAMILY NEEDS AND PROVISION OF RESOURCES, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING ON YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, AND TRAUMA SENSITIVE SCHOOLS MODEL FOR STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TREATMENT MODELS PROVIDED (TIER 2) COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR TRAUMA IN SCHOOLS, BOUNCE BACK, (TIER 3) TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY (TF-CBT) AND ATTACHMENT, REGULATION AND COMPETENCY: A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR INTERVENTION WITH COMPLEXLY TRAUMATIZED YOUTH (ARC). OUTCOMES WILL BE MEASURED UTILIZING THE UCLA-PTSD, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NEEDS AND STRENGTHS-TRAUMA, AND PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYMENT AND SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE: 1) CREATE AND SUSTAIN EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE STIGMA AROUND TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT; 2) ENHANCE SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS TO IDENTIFY YOUTH NEEDS FOR TREATMENT EARLIER AND WITH MORE EFFICACY; 3) INCREASE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE TRAUMA-FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR DIVERSE, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN MILWAUKEE; 4) PROVIDE TRAINING IN TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES TO COMMUNITIES AND CHILD-SERVING SYSTEMS; AND 5) CREATE SUSTAINABILITY FOR CONTINUED MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AFTER COMPLETION OF SAMHSA FUNDING. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) 70% OF CLIENTS COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL SHOW AN INCREASE IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND A DECREASE IN THE PRESENCE OF CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF COMPLEX TRAUMA; 2) 25 CLIENTS WILL TIER 3 SERVICES (TF-CBT OR ARC) ANNUALLY WITH 70% COMPLETION RATE. BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD, SAINTA WILL BE OPERATING EIGHT NEW MENTAL HEALTH BRANCH OFFICES AT BGCGM SITES THAT CURRENTLY OFFER NO TRAUMA TREATMENT OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO BUILD CAPACITY FOR YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 364 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE; 542 IN YEAR TWO; 490 IN YEAR THREE; 609 IN YEAR FOUR; AND 733 IN YEAR FIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 2,738.