This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (CFDA 14.276), provides $779,053 to the Butler County Educational Service Center (BCESC) to develop and implement a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness in the Hamilton, OH area. The program will serve unaccompanied and pregnant/parenting youth aged 24 and younger through activities such as housing acquisition,...
The Butler County Family Treatment Drug Court (BCFTDC) will receive $860,454 under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding supports BCFTDC's efforts to address substance use issues among parents and guardians referred by Butler County Children Services through the provision of screening, assessment, case management, recovery support services, and wraparound services from October 1,...
The City of Columbus Department of Public Safety was awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)'s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team (RREACT) program, which aims to expand comprehensive, multi-disciplinary first responder-led outreach to stabilize households and increase access to drug/behavioral treatment for individuals with substance use...
The Mental Health & Recovery Service Mental Health Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties in Ohio received a $4,000,000 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. The 4-year grant aims to improve mental health outcomes for 600 children, youth, and young adults aged 0-21 who experience or are at risk of...
This Project Grant award of $4,000,000 was provided 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. The award, titled "Building Strong Foundations: Expanding and Sustaining Early Childhood Mental Health Services", will be administered by the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County, Ohio. The project aims to enhance...
The Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (MHRSB) was awarded $550,000 under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop and implement the Hamilton County Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Center (HC-CRSC). The HC-CRSC will be a 24/7 crisis receiving facility focused on law enforcement drop-off for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring...
This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by 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). The purpose of the grant is to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce, with a focus on increasing access to mental health services, addressing substance use disorders, and promoting integrated, interprofessional team-based approaches...
Hamilton County, Ohio will use a $739,322 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop coordinated prevention and intervention strategies for youth and families impacted by opioids. The Hamilton County Addiction Response Coalition will deliver culturally competent, evidence-based prevention, intervention, and treatment services to African American and Hispanic residents in Cincinnati. These services...
This $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund comprehensive behavioral healthcare services for juveniles and adults in six counties through the Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The grant aims to address gaps in crisis stabilization, staffing shortages, limited treatment options, and untreated substance use and mental health issues exacerbated by the opioid epidemic...
The County of Bucks, Pennsylvania was awarded a $1.619 million project grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to develop and implement Project Connect. Project Connect is an intensive home- and community-based program designed to serve the entire nuclear family of parents experiencing substance use disorders (SUD) who have children in foster care or relative care. The program aims to...
BUTLER COUNTY RECAST - THE BUTLER COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER, FAMILY & CHILDREN FIRST COUNCIL AND PARTNERS WILL COLLABORATE ON THE RESILIENCY AFTER STRESS AND TRAUMA (RECAST) GRANT TO PROMOTE WELLBEING, RESILIENCE, AND HEALING FROM COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. EFFORTS WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING A BETTER SYSTEM OF CARE FOR YOUTH WHO EXPERIENCED STRESS, LOSS AND TRAUMA FROM THE PANDEMIC AT ITS SYMPTOMS WHICH INCLUDE SPIKES IN CIVIL UNREST, CRIME, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OVERDOSE & SUICIDE DEATHS. COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND SYSTEMS PARTNERS WILL EXPLORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND THE SYNDEMIC'S IMPACT TO ADDRESS GAPS IN SERVICES AND DISCUSS EMERGING TRENDS AND EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA INFORMED RESPONSES TO PREVENT FUTURE CRISIS AND VIOLENCE. THIS INCLUDES IDENTIFYING YOUTH IN-NEED SOONER SO THEY DO NOT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS THROUGH ASSESSMENT AND ALIGNING RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. WE ANTICIPATE THAT 14,618 YOUTH, THEIR CARETAKERS, AND HELPING PROFESSIONALS WHO RESIDE IN BUTLER COUNTY WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT RESULTING IN HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT YOUTH, FAMILIES, SYSTEMS, AND COMMUNITIES. THE PRIMARY GOALS AND MEASURABLE OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT ARE 1) IMPROVE YOUTH RESILIENCY AMONG YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN BUTLER COUNTY, 2) INCREASE SYSTEM CAPACITY TO MEET THE EXPANDING NEEDS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN BUTLER COUNTY, AND 3) MOBILIZE RESIDENTS TO LEAD IN MAKING DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE HEALTH & RESILIENCY OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THE CATCHMENT AREA FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO. BUTLER COUNTY IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE, (25 MILES NORTH OF CINCINNATI AND 25 MILES SOUTH OF DAYTON). ACCORDING TO THE 2022 U.S. CENSUS, THERE ARE 390,267 RESIDENTS. THE POPULATION IS 84% WHITE, 9.2% AFRICAN AMERICAN, 5% HISPANIC/LATINO, 3.9% ASIAN, 2.5% OTHER (BI-RACIAL/MULTIRACIAL), 0.3% NATIVE AMERICAN, AND 0.1% PACIFIC ISLANDER. FIVE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC/LATINO, OF ANY RACE AND THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL APPALACHIAN CULTURE. THE COUNTY HAS A TOTAL OF 470 SQUARE MILES WHICH CONTAINS URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. UNDUPLICATED YOUTH AND FAMILIES SERVED NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TO BE SERVED WITH FUNDS YEAR 1: 3,563 YEAR 2: 3,630 YEAR 3: 3,685 YEAR 4: 3,740 TOTAL: 14,618