Project Grant H79SM089704

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 Elkhart County, IN. The grant titled "System of Care Supports for Youth Crisis Interventions" (SOC Supports) aims to expand Elkhart County's infrastructure, collaborations, and programming to support successful transitions from crisis to stability for children and youth ages 6-21 with or at risk of serious emotional disturbance. Key objectives include providing access to crisis and stabilization services through a Mobile Response Stabilization Services (MRSS) model, expanding the System of Care's focus to support youth with multiple system involvement, creating empowered and educated youth and family groups to inform and drive MRSS, and increasing the county's capacity to prevent youth suicides. The project, to be implemented by Elkhart County's sub-recipient Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, proposes to serve 400 youth over the 4-year grant period.