This $13,032,060 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will support the implementation of evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery strategies for individuals with opioid and/or stimulant use disorders in Montana. Key strategies include developing a mobile medication-assisted treatment (MOUD) unit, expanding...
This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696) provides $3,000,000 to the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to implement the Montana CCBHC Planning Project. The project aims to transform the delivery, access, and measurement of behavioral health services in Montana by implementing recovery-oriented,...
This federal Block Grant award of $4,927,681.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The grant funding supports the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services in delivering comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. The state agency has sub-awarded...
The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $451,371 Block Grant to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) for the period of September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The award supports the state's implementation of the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958), which provides funding to states and territories to deliver comprehensive community-based mental...
This federal 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 provides $3,000,000 in funding to Ramsey County, Minnesota to expand their Mental Health Urgent Care (MHUC) services. The project aims to: 1) increase access to community-based mental health and behavioral health services for underserved youth ages 13-17,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program to the North Mississippi Commission On Mental Illness & Retardation, doing business as Communicare. The four-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the "HYPED 4 CHANGE System of Care" project to improve mental health outcomes for 400...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $1,200,000 to the County of Missoula, doing business as the Missoula City-County Health Department, to expand mental health, substance use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment (MOUD) services in western Montana. The funding will support the hiring of 7.0 FTE new staff, including behavioral health clinicians, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, and...
This Project Grant award of $5,000,000 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 will enable the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (ACDHS) to enhance and expand its Mental Health/Child Welfare Community of Practice System of Care (COPSOC) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The project aims to improve access, coordination,...
This Project Grant award of $1,999,890.00 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 Vaya Health, a regional governmental entity and public managed care organization, in implementing the "Changing Systems through Youth and Family Leadership" (CSYFL) project. The project aims to strengthen the system of care approach...
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) federal grant program. The funding will support the NFUSION Metro System of Care program implemented by the Hinds County Mental Health Commission, doing business as Hinds Behavioral, a non-profit organization in Jackson, Mississippi. The NFUSION Metro...
The Missoula County Systems of Care (MCSOC) project, funded by a $2,996,331 grant 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, will serve children, youth, and young adults ages 0-21 at risk for or with serious emotional disturbances (SED) or serious mental illness (SMI) in Missoula County, Montana. The project aims to: 1) increase coordination between child-serving agencies, 2) decrease unnecessary emergency room encounters and inpatient admissions by strengthening the behavioral health crisis services continuum, 3) reduce length of stay in inpatient settings by increasing access to community-based transition services, 4) decrease the number of youth with SED/SMI involved in the juvenile justice system, and 5) increase family and youth engagement in the system of care. Key activities include hiring a project director, completing a needs assessment and sequential intercept model, developing formal referral pathways and policies to coordinate crisis services, and establishing partnerships to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. The 4-year project period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2028.