Bridges to care and recovery expansion
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- H79SM088272
- Recipient
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Behavioral Health Network Of Greater ST. Louis UEI LPJFDWXGK783
- Awarding agency
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SAMHSA Division of Grants Management
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $1,198,304
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance
- Completion date
- Funding agency
- SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
- Place of performance
- St. Louis, MO 63139, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Abstract
- Behavioral health network will expand the bridges to care and recovery program to supplement existing infrastructure within predominantly black faith communities. Training will be provided to congregants, community members, and pastors to reinforce decreased stigma and increased awareness of and sensitivity to the needs of individuals with or at risk for mental illness or suicide. Populations to be served: the BCR expansion will train members of faith communities, pastors, and others living or working close to the faith communities of focus in north ST. Louis city and north ST. Louis county, predominantly black communities. Strategies/interventions: the BCR expansion will focus on training youth and congregants in a variety of mental health awareness training programs, including two evidence-based programs, mental health first aid and question, persuade, refer. Other trainings will include sharing hope, a mental wellness training program designed for black communities, and pastoral curriculum will be designed, piloted, and implemented with pastors to help them more effectively build mental health stigma reduction and mental wellness resources into the liturgy. Project goals and measurable objectives: the project will train 160 individuals annually, for a total of 480 individuals during the project period, with many receiving multiple trainings. Goal 1: increase awareness of and sensitivity to the needs of individuals with or at risk for mental illness and/or suicide in black communities in north ST. Louis city and county. [needs addressed - high rates of mental illness and substance abuse and associated deaths; low rates of engagement with mental health professionals; disproportionately high rates of negative social determinants of health] OBJ. 1.1: 192 out of 240 (80%) youth and adults completing QPR training will demonstrate increased knowledge of suicide prevention over the three-year project period. OBJ. 1.2: 48 out of 60 (80%) wellness champion pastors attending QPR for pastors will demonstrate increased knowledge of suicide prevention during the three-year project period. OBJ. 1.3: 144 out of 180 (80%) adults completing trauma-informed communities training will demonstrate increased knowledge of trauma and its impacts during the three-year project period. OBJ. 1.4: 96 out of 120 (80%) adults completing mhfa will demonstrate an understanding of the signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges during the three-year project period. OBJ. 1.5: 96 out of 120 (80%) adults completing sharing hope will be better able to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health conditions. OBJ. 1.6: increase the number of individuals referred annually through BCR programming from 191 in 2022 to 230 in 2026, a 20% increase in the number of people referred for support. OBJ. 1.7: create a curriculum, associated materials, pre and post-tests, and a training manual to teach pastors to integrate behavioral health stigma reduction into the liturgy.
Transactions
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| Amendment | $0 | |
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| Amendment | $199,340 | |
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| Amendment | $199,946 | |
| Amendment | $199,946 | |
| Amendment | $199,866 | |
| Original award | $199,866 |
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Quick answers
Who received award H79SM088272?
H79SM088272 was awarded to Behavioral Health Network Of Greater ST. Louis by SAMHSA Division of Grants Management (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) on September 30, 2023.
How much is award H79SM088272 worth?
$1,198,304 has been obligated on H79SM088272.
Which agency awarded H79SM088272?
SAMHSA Division of Grants Management (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) awarded H79SM088272, with funding from SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).
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