The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,999,997 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Mercy Family Center (MFC) to enhance access to mental health services in underserved communities in south-central and southeastern Louisiana. The key objectives of this one-year project are to: 1) increase primary care providers' knowledge, confidence, and satisfaction in providing psychiatric care using a collaborative care...
This $999,681 federal Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) supports a collaborative effort to implement trauma-informed approaches and community violence intervention strategies in New Orleans charter schools. The grant will partner the Coalition for Compassionate Schools, the CDC-funded Center for Youth Equity, and the Center for Restorative Approaches to directly engage 66 students in grades 7-12 and 54 parents...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) Division. This 5-year grant, titled "2024 Louisiana Partnerships for Success III (LAPFS III)," aims to address substance misuse challenges faced by Louisiana's 12-25 year old...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CFDA 97.032), will support the delivery of critical behavioral health interventions, including crisis counseling, mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and other recovery-oriented programs to individuals and communities impacted by disaster events in Louisiana. The $310,040.65 grant will be administered by the Louisiana Department of...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The funding will support the "RESILIENT YOUTH RISING COALITION" in Louisiana over a 5-year period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. The DFC Support Program provides grants to community-based coalitions to...
This $2,763,615 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) supports a randomized controlled trial of brief prolonged exposure therapy for injured individuals admitted to a Level I trauma center. The goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach in preventing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in this patient population. The 4-year study is being conducted by the Baylor Research Institute, a non-profit...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the CFDA 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program will enable Sinai Health System to expand access to trauma- and grief-focused mental health treatment and services for underserved children, adolescents, and their families on Chicago's southwest side. The project aims to increase the capacity of Sinai's Behavioral...
This $1,300,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program, will support the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health in expanding its existing Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EPIC NOLA) in New Orleans. The grant will establish a dedicated Clinical High-Risk (CHR) treatment track and team within...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $196,992 to Boston College to adapt and test the feasibility and acceptability of a brief interpersonal psychotherapy (BIPT-A) intervention delivered by youth mentors to Latinx youth in community settings. The key objectives are to: 1) adapt the BIPT-A intervention for delivery by youth mentors in community centers to reduce depression symptoms,...
This $375,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program will fund the PEACE Project implemented by The Bridge Center Inc. in Mobile County, Alabama. The PEACE Project aims to provide comprehensive substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion services, as well as enhance infrastructure, for youth and young...
REDUCING PTSD SYMPTOMS AND MALADAPTIVE GRIEF REACTIONS IN YOUTH IMPACTED BY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA - PROJECT FLEUR-DE-LIS (PFDL), A PROGRAM OF MERCY FAMILY CENTER, BEGAN AS AN INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE MODEL FOR YOUTH EXPOSED TO TRAUMATIC EVENTS IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA FOLLOWING HURRICANE KATRINA. PFDL HAS EVOLVED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT TO YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, GRIEF, COMPLEX TRAUMA, AND SUICIDE TO ENHANCE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. PFDL'S POPULATION OF FOCUS IS LOW-INCOME, URBAN, BLACK YOUTH AGES 5-21 WHO ARE UNDERSERVED IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS (GNO) AREA (ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, ST. TAMMANY, ST. BERNARD, AND PLAQUEMINES PARISHES (COUNTIES)) WHO HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, COMPLEX TRAUMA, SUICIDE, AND GRIEF. PROJECT FLEUR-DE-LIS (PFDL) PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS FOR TRAUMA-EXPOSED, CULTURALLY DIVERSE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 1A: BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT, PFDL AND PARTNERING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WILL PROVIDE CBITS, BOUNCE BACK, AND SPARCS TO A MINIMUM OF 375 YOUTH AND FAMILIES. OBJECTIVE 1B: UPON COMPLETION OF TREATMENT, YOUTH WILL REPORT A 30% DECREASE IN PTSD SYMPTOMS AS MEASURED BY THE CHILD PTSD SYMPTOM SCALE (CPSS). GOAL 2: INCREASE ACCESS FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED BEREAVEMENT AND TRAUMATIC BEREAVEMENT TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 2A: BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT, PFDL AND PARTNERING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WILL PROVIDE TGCT AND MGT TO A MINIMUM OF 200 YOUTH AND FAMILIES. OBJECTIVE 2B: YOUTH WILL REPORT A 30% DECREASE IN MALADAPTIVE GRIEF REACTIONS ON THE PERSISTENT COMPLEX BEREAVEMENT DISORDER (PCBD) CHECKLIST UPON COMPLETION OF TREATMENT. GOAL 3: ESTABLISH A TRAUMA-, BEREAVEMENT-, AND SUICIDE-INFORMED COMMUNITY FOR YOUTH BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND YOUTH WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN PFDL'S GEOGRAPHICAL CATCHMENT AREA. OBJECTIVE 3A: AFTER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT CYCLE, PFDL, PARTNERING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WILL HAVE USED SAFETY-ACUTE WITH A MINIMUM OF 250 YOUTH AT RISK OF SUICIDE AND REPORT A 25% INCREASE IN COLLABORATIVE SAFETY PLANS WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES. OBJECTIVE 3B: A MINIMUM OF 250 YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL DEMONSTRATE AN INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AS EVIDENCED BY THE CCCT EVALUATION MEASURE. OBJECTIVE 3C: PFDL WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION ON BEREAVEMENT-INFORMED CARE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION TO A MINIMUM OF 500 YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS AND SCHOOL STAFF. OBJECTIVE 3D: A MINIMUM OF 100 YOUTH WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE WILL PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING CIRCLES TO INCREASE FEELINGS OF BELONGING, TO REDUCE STIGMA, AND TO ASSIST PFDL WITH INCORPORATING THEIR VOICES INTO OUR TRAININGS AND PROGRAMMING. PFDL WILL SERVE 450 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1, 500 IN YEAR 2, 550 IN YEAR 3, 600 IN YEAR 4, AND 650 IN YEAR 5, SERVING A TOTAL OF 2,750 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD.