The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children, Inc. (KPFC). The grant supports KPFC's efforts to build an infrastructure for a family and youth-driven system of care in Kentucky, with the goal of empowering families with behavioral health challenges to initiate personal and systems change. Specifically, the funding will be used to: 1) Establish six regional peer support advisory committees to embed family and youth-driven practices into agencies serving children with serious emotional disturbances; 2) Develop leadership skills of at least 150 participants by Year 3 to share their lived experience perspectives on family and youth-driven care; and 3) Collaborate with a minimum of 5 Kentucky system of care partners to identify opportunities for family and youth voice as equal decision-makers. The project aims to create a replicable, statewide family-run peer support infrastructure and work management system to strengthen Kentucky's overall system of care.
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