The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,000,000 Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) Project Grant to Communicare, a non-profit organization based in Oxford, Mississippi. The four-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will establish the HYPED 4 CHANGE System of Care to improve mental health outcomes for children, youth, and young adults (birth to age 21) at risk for or...
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) federal grant program. The grant will fund the "Connected Families Expansion" project, which aims to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth, birth through age 21, at risk for or with serious emotional disturbances, and their families....
This $4,000,000 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 support the "Building Strong Foundations: Expanding and Sustaining Early Childhood Mental Health Services" (BSF) project in Union County, Ohio. The project aims to enhance collaboration, improve mental health literacy, remove barriers to access,...
This Project Grant award of $6,341,805 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 will establish the Center for Behavioral Health Screening, Outreach, Assessment, and Resilience (CBH-SOAR) Clinic at the University of Southern Mississippi. The key objectives of the grant are to: 1) Implement a robust outreach program to reach young people and...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) will enable Region 4 Mental Health, a state-level public behavioral health authority in Mississippi, to implement, evaluate, and sustain a comprehensive AOT program. Over the 4-year project period from September 2024 to September 2028, the grant will support the development of strategies to reduce disparities and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, awarded a $259,391 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Washington County, Mississippi. The grant will fund the "Health Equity and Improvements Gained through Holistic Treatment (H.E.I.G.H.T)" project, which aims to...
This federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provides $5,114,000.00 to Mississippi State University (MSU) to expand and enhance mental and behavioral health services at the university's Meridian and Starkville campuses. The key objectives are to: 1) Prepare a new dedicated mental and behavioral health clinic at the Meridian campus, including renovating space, hiring staff, and...
This 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 the Ramsey County Mental Health Urgent Care (MHUC) initiative. The key objectives are to: 1) Increase access to community-based mental health and behavioral health services for youth aged 13-17 in...
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has been awarded a $1,114,776 Block Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the federal Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The 2-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2025, will support the department's delivery of comprehensive community-based mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, awarded a $28,398,148 project grant to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH). The funding will support DMH's implementation of the state's Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Services (OSUD) over a 3-year period from September 2024 to September...
This federal Project Grant award of $4,000,000 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 support the expansion and sustainability of the NFUSION Metro System of Care in Hinds County, Mississippi.
The grant will enable Hinds Behavioral, a non-profit community mental health provider, to improve mental health outcomes for children, youth, and young adults (birth to age 21) at risk for or with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and their families. Key strategies include expanding access to trauma and grief-informed, culturally responsive, evidence-based mental health services and recovery support services, improving policy and infrastructure, enhancing cross-agency collaboration, and developing sustainable financing. The project aims to serve 400 individuals over the 4-year award period from September 2024 to September 2028, with the goal of improving access, mental health functioning, employment/education, housing stability, and other key outcomes.