This $1,292,328 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 Compass Health, Inc. in Missouri to implement a comprehensive youth suicide prevention initiative. The 5-year program, starting September 2024, aims to serve 1,300 at-risk youth and provide education/training to 14,500 individuals across schools,...
This Project Grant award of $300,000 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) supports the Guidance for Goals Plus (G4G+) project. The project is operated by the Depression Bi Polar Support Alliance of St. Louis and aims to provide peer-led recovery support services, including peer support, recovery education, wellness activities, harm...
This $600,000 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) will allow Ozarks Community Health Center (OCHC), a non-profit organization, to expand access to mental health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) services in its four-county rural service area in Missouri. The funding will support the direct employment of a 1.0 FTE psychiatric mental health...
The federal Project Grant award, 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 (CFDA 93.243) program, provides $733,984 to develop a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) for suicide prevention among Staten Island adolescents and young adults aged 10-24. The "MISSION" project aims to integrate prevention activities across the local school district,...
Under a $500,000 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, Erise Williams and Associates, Inc. will implement the "STL MADE: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at Risk for HIV/AIDS" project. The project aims to increase engagement in care for Black/African American...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health Care under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program will enable Douglas County Public Health Services Group, Inc. dba Missouri Ozarks Community Health (MOCH) to expand its behavioral health services and treatment capabilities. Specifically, the funding will allow MOCH to add two advanced practice registered nurses who can prescribe medication-assisted...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $3,177,688 Project Grant under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696) to Places For People, Incorporated, a non-profit organization based in St. Louis, Missouri. This 4-year grant (9/30/2024 - 9/29/2028) will support Places For People's GROWTH project to ensure continued CCBHC compliance and deliver a comprehensive array of behavioral health services,...
This $367,829 five-year 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) will fund the "Building a Strong Community- on the Southside" initiative by Liberty Partnership Community Council, doing business as Lpknz. The project aims to reduce substance misuse and enhance mental health and well-being in Tucson's Ward 5,...
This $1,479,058 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) aims to enhance substance misuse prevention strategies across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, with a focus on rural communities. The project, titled "Bridging Gaps, Building Futures: Elevating Substance Misuse Prevention Across Region 7", leverages...
This $1,100,000 federal Project Grant award ($600,000 in Year 1, $500,000 in Year 2) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) will support the Behavioral Health Service Expansion (BHSE) project of Northwest Health Services (NHS), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving 16 rural counties in northwest Missouri. The funding will enable NHS to significantly expand...
PROJECT ZERO SUICIDE - BURRELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BURRELL) REQUESTS $2,000,000 TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR EXISTING SYSTEM WIDE ZERO SUICIDE MODEL AND PARTNER WITH PREFERRED FAMILY HEALTHCARE (PFH) TO IMPROVE THEIR SUICIDE RESPONSE AS JOINT VENTURE HEALTH SYSTEM. CHOSEN SUBPOPULATIONS OF FOCUS WILL INCLUDE MEN OVER 18 YEARS AND THE LGBTQIA+ POPULATION ACROSS THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA. BURRELL'S INTERNAL DATA INDICATES POSSIBLE BARRIERS TO MEN AND MINORITIES BEING ENROLLED ON THE SUPPORTIVE CARE PATHWAY IMPLEMENTED IN 2022; STUDIES SHOW THIS IS DUE TO LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT TO ACCESS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, A LACK OF EDUCATION AROUND SELF-HELP AND COPING MECHANISMS AND STIGMA AROUND MENTAL ILLNESS. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO SERVE 400 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 2,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. BURRELL'S ZERO SUICIDE COOPERATIVE WILL USE THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES: 1) UTILIZE CURRENT PROCESSES, PROCEDURES AND HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE UPON THE EXISTING SEVEN ELEMENTS OF THE ZERO SUICIDE FRAMEWORK; 2) UTILIZE EVIDENCE BASED INFORMED COMMUNICATION AND SAFE MESSAGING THROUGHOUT BURRELL AND PFH TO BUILD ZERO SUICIDE CULTURE AND BUY-IN; 3) WORK ALONGSIDE SAMHSA IN A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO MAKE CHANGES IN OUR JOINT HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) UTILIZE THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND WORKFORCE SURVEY TO IMPROVE BURRELL'S ZERO SUICIDE FRAMEWORK TAKING SYSTEMATIC STEPS ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION TO CREATE A CULTURE THAT NO LONGER FINDS SUICIDE ACCEPTABLE; 2) IMPROVE BURRELL'S SUPPORTIVE CARE PATHWAY SO THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF SUICIDE ARE ENGAGED USING A SUICIDE CARE MANAGEMENT PLAN; 3) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A TRAINING PROGRAM, THAT INCLUDES EBP'S FOR THE CLINICAL WORKFORCE WHO ARE IN FREQUENT CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT RISK OR SUICIDAL; 4) IMPROVE OVERALL ENGAGEMENT OF CLIENTS WHO ARE ON THE SUPPORTIVE CARE PATHWAY WHILE WORKING WITH SUICIDE PREVENTION LIAISONS. AS MISSOURI'S SECOND-LARGEST CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION, BURRELL SERVES THREE DISTINCT GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREAS ENCOMPASSING 18 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL AND WESTERN MISSOURI. THE PROJECT GCA POPULATION EXCEEDS 1,500,000, OR OVER ONE IN FOUR MISSOURIANS. 100% OF THE COUNTIES ARE DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS AND 72% ARE DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS AND COMMUNITIES. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BENEFITTING ARE MISSOURI'S DISTRICTS MO-004-MO-007. THE TOP 10 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THIS AREA INCLUDE: ENGLISH, SPANISH, GERMAN, CHINESE, AFRICAN LANGUAGES, VIETNAMESE, OTHER GERMANIC LANGUAGES, FRENCH, RUSSIAN AND TAGALOG.