The federal 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) provides $3,199,600 to Gemma Services in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. The project, titled "LAUNCHPAD: Empowering Families and Professionals through Behavioral Health Education", aims to address the unmet mental health needs of children ages 0-8 in...
This $800,000 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 the County of Luzerne, Pennsylvania to develop a comprehensive system of care serving children birth to age 8 with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. The initiative, known as Luzerne-Wyoming Launch (L-W Launch),...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Wayne State University a $798,487 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 5-year grant, starting on September 30, 2024, will fund the "MPSI Project LAUNCH: Promoting Young Child Wellness in Detroit" program. This program aims to improve access to high-quality early childhood care and education, and promote...
This 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, will promote wellness and improve outcomes for low-income children from birth to 8 years in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. The $1,599,634 award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will support infant and early childhood mental health...
This $800,000 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 Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. (doing business as Family Health Centers at NYU Langone) to implement Project LAUNCH in Brooklyn, New York. The project aims to: identify early behavioral and developmental concerns in young children aged 0-8 years,...
The Santa Fe Recovery Center, Inc. (SFRC) was awarded a $1,600,000 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 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the LAUNCH project to promote the wellness of young children in New Mexico by addressing their five-domain development. Key objectives of the project include...
This $1,599,994 five-year 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) aims to promote early childhood mental health and wellbeing in Erie County, Pennsylvania. The grant recipient, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc. (LECOM), will use the funding to: Improve public awareness of early childhood wellbeing and...
The University of Maryland, Baltimore was awarded a $1,600,000 five-year 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 grant aims to improve the social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and behavioral development of Black children aged 0-8 in Baltimore by expanding access to culturally-responsive early childhood mental health...
This $823,769 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110). The funding will support the expansion of pediatric mental health care access services in Washington, D.C. through the District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health), which is the primary sub-awardee. The award, effective July 31, 2024 through September...
This $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 supports the Cambridge Public Health Commission's "Family Connections" initiative. The project aims to expand access to mental health care and improve engagement in services for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances (SED) in...
This $1,543,658 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 "Georgetown Project LAUNCH" initiative in Washington, D.C. Over 5 years, the project will:
Screen over 500 children and 350 parents for mental health needs, with a focus on underserved communities in Wards 7, 8, and portions of Ward 5
Train 330 early childhood education (ECE) staff, 15 ECE mental health consultants, and 10 primary pediatric care (PPC) staff in provider wellness and trauma-informed care
Place 9 community mental health workers with lived experience in ECE centers and PPCs to improve access to care and reduce disparities
Establish a Young Child Wellness Council to coordinate early childhood mental health efforts across 22 partner organizations
The grant includes sub-awards to Children's Research Institute to oversee a city-wide early childhood collaborative, and to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's Division of Community Pediatrics to provide integrated pediatric primary care services, screening, and evidence-based interventions.