This $591,268 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), supports the Two Feathers Native American Family Services organization in McKinleyville, California. The grant will expand and enhance long-term recovery support for American Indian youth aged 14-25 who have substance use disorders and co-occurring mental disorders....
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to Feather River Tribal Health, Inc. The award will support the organization's efforts to provide holistic, comprehensive, and culturally based services to address opioid use and other substance use disorders among the populations they serve in Northern California. The...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $359,622 Project Grant under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) to the Copper River Native Association (CRNA), a tribally-owned firm and tribal government entity in Glennallen, Alaska. The grant, titled "CULTURAL CROSSROADS: STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS", aims to mitigate high-risk behaviors linked to suicide, substance...
This $735,000 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 support the Pueblo De San Felipe in implementing evidence-based youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies. Key products and services to be delivered include: Increasing identification and support for Native American youth at risk of suicide...
This $500,000 Project Grant, awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958), will fund the Karuk Tribe of California's "Yaan'iiftihansa Thaaneen (To Be Around Youth)" program. The program is designed to build connectedness between different school-age youth cohorts and include elder support to promote self-efficacy, cultural resilience, and suicide prevention in rural...
The federal Project Grant award H79SP084202, funded 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 provide $375,000 over a 5-year period to the Cherokee Nation to implement Project Seven Star. This initiative will serve Native American youth and families within the Cherokee Nation reservation, with a focus on youth being raised by grandparents...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $536,000 Project Grant to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The grant aims to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce to increase access to mental health services, particularly in rural and medically underserved tribal communities. Over the performance period...
This $1,470,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will support the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health in enhancing and expanding suicide prevention efforts for youth in three Nevada school districts. The key objectives of this 5-year project are to: 1) Educate and train school personnel, youth, families,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) provides $974,932 to Pacific County, Washington to address high suicide rates among 8th-12th graders. The project aims to: 1) deliver suicide awareness and prevention training to students, school staff, and parents; 2) establish a trauma response protocol and provide implementation support; 3) implement the Sources of Strength program in all high...
This $999,981 project grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative delivered by The Alliance For Community Wellness (doing business as La Familia Counseling Service). The project will provide mental health services, violence prevention programming, and staff training to two school districts - Patterson Unified School District in Stanislaus County and Winston Unified School...
TWO FEATHERS AWARE - TWO FEATHERS PROJECT AWARE WILL PROMOTE THE HEALTHY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL-AGED AI YOUTH AND PREVENT YOUTH VIOLENCE IN SCHOOL SETTINGS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS, TRIBAL EDUCATION, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM USING A TIERED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RELATED PROMOTION, AWARENESS, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. TWO FEATHERS PROJECT AWARE WILL DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES COLLABORATIVELY WITH TWO FEATHERS-NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES' TRIBAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM, HOOPA TRIBAL EDUCATION, THREE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES -- KLAMATH-TRINITY JOINT UNIFIED, MCKINLEYVILLE UNION, AND LOLETA UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- ALONG WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL, COMMUNITY, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH. THE GOALS OF THIS GRANT ARE TO: 1. INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AMONG SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH, 2. INCREASE THE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO INTERACT WITH SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH TO UNDERSTAND AND DETECT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, 3. PROMOTE AND FOSTER RESILIENCE BUILDING AND MENTAL HEALTH WELL-BEING FOR ALL SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH, 4. PROVIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS; TARGETED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED MORE SUPPORT; AND INTENSIVE SERVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM, 5. CONNECT SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH WHO MAY HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCLUDING SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE OR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO NEEDED SERVICES, AND 6. INCREASE AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RELEVANT, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED AWARE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES. TWO FEATHERS WILL USE A PUBLIC HEALTH TIERED SERVICE MODEL THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES AND COMPONENTS: NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PLANNING, SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING, PUBLIC HEALTH TIER 1-3 INTERVENTION. INTERVENTION WILL INCLUDE PROJECT VENTURE, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, QUESTION-PERSUADE-REFER, YOUTH AMBASSADORS AND WORK PODS, SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION, REFERRAL, TREATMENT, PHQ9, CRAFFT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, CARE COORDINATION, AND DIRECT PROVISION OF BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT SERVICES. THE IMPACT OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE MEASURED BY THE 1. NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING IN PREVENTION OR MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, 2. NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENTERED INTO FORMAL WRITTEN MOUS AND MOAS TO IMPROVE MENTAL-HEALTH RELATED PRACTICES, 3. NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SCREENED FOR MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED INTERVENTIONS, SERVICES, OR REFERRAL, 4. IMPROVEMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND BELIEFS, 5. TRAININGS CONDUCTED AND DELIVERY METHOD, 6. NUMBER OF STUDENTS TRAINING BY DEMOGRAPHICS, AND 7. NUMBER OF HELP-SEEKING REPORTS MADE BY STUDENTS AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY.