This $2,000,000 Project Grant was awarded 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) program. The goal is to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth, birth through age 21, at risk for or with serious emotional disturbances, and their families, by creating sustainable infrastructure and incorporating the system of care...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $11,999,128 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program to the Hawaii Department of Health's Children With Special Health Needs - NBS Division. The grant, titled "Workforce Activities in Action (WA'A): Building Capacity for CAMHD's Youth Through Equity", aims to enhance mental health workforce capacity,...
This Project Grant award of $3,000,000 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 fund the "Building Strong Foundations: Expanding and Sustaining Early Childhood Mental Health Services" (BSF) project. The project aims to enhance collaboration, improve mental health literacy, increase access to services, expand...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,997,606.00 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) program. The grant will support the Sayaqagvik System of Care Community Expansion Initiative for Alaska Native child, youth, and family behavioral health equity, delivered by the Maniilaq Association, a designated tribal health organization...
The $2,000,000 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 will fund the "HYPED 4 CHANGE System of Care" initiative. This four-year project aims to improve mental health outcomes for children, youth, and young adults (birth to age 21) at risk for or with serious emotional disturbance (SED) in six rural,...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,999,890.00 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) program. The grant recipient, Vaya Health, a U.S. local government entity based in North Carolina, will use the funding to expand capacity and access to trauma-focused/trauma-informed screening, prevention, and evidence-based treatment...
This Project Grant award of $6,000,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will support the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program. The grant will enable DHHS to sustain current services and expand the system of care to serve an additional 220 unduplicated youth, with a focus on LGBTQIA+, homeless, immigrant,...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,000,000 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 fund Project CONNECT 4.0. This initiative aims to serve 600 children, youth, and young adults ages 6 to 21 with serious emotional disturbance or serious mental illness in the rural southeastern Illinois counties of Gallatin, Saline, and...
This 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 (CFDA 93.243) program totals $2,000,000.00 and will be active from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029.
The purpose of this grant is to increase behavioral health screening, access to mental health care, and improve the quality of care for underserved individuals with co-occurring...
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $15,000,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.104 - Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances) to the Colorado Department of Human Services on September 30, 2024. The grant, titled "COACT 4.0 - Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA)", will support the expansion and sustainability of Colorado's integrated system of care to strengthen services and...
This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), through the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program, provides $4,000,000 to the Cambridge Public Health Commission, doing business as the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), to implement a community-based system of care for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances in the Greater Boston region. The key products and services funded under this four-year award include:
Establishing a Family Connections mobile team to conduct broad-based mental health screenings in primary care settings and provide integrated, culturally-competent care coordination, treatment access, and family support services. The target population is children ages 3-18, including LGBTQ youth, with depression, trauma, and/or substance use disorders.
Implementing evidence-based interventions and practices, such as family support, care management, and dyadic trauma-focused therapy, to improve mental health outcomes and reduce suicide risk. The project aims to serve approximately 200 children and families over the four-year period.
The award focuses on addressing historic disparities in mental health access and care engagement, particularly for migrant children and families, as well as strengthening the regional system of care through cross-agency collaboration and policy dissemination.