The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) in Georgia received a $1,470,000 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. The "Georgia Plant Hope Project" aims to empower Georgia youth ages 10-24 in four targeted counties and on the campus of Clark Atlanta University to build hope,...
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) received a $2,000,000 per year Project Grant over 5 years (total $10,000,000) 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. The grant will fund the "Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: Georgia (PIPBHC-GA)" project, which aims...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) in Georgia was awarded a $40,326,173 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support comprehensive community-based mental health services. This two-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable DBHDD to deliver a wide range of behavioral health interventions, including...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) in Georgia has been awarded a $1,419,836 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This two-year grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2026, will enable DBHDD to deliver a range of comprehensive community-based mental health services across the state. The Block Grant funding will support...
This $2,811,382 federal Block Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) supports the delivery of comprehensive community-based mental health services in the state of Georgia. Through this 2-year award to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), the funding will enable the provision of an array of mental health treatment,...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,977,234.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982). The funding will support the delivery of supplemental emergency mental health services, including crisis counseling, outreach, case management, and mental health worker training, to individuals affected by major disasters in the state of Georgia. The award was made on...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), a U.S. state government entity, received a $1,715,084.00 Formula Grant award on September 1, 2023 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program (CFDA 93.150). The PATH program provides formula grant funding to support services for individuals suffering from serious mental illness, serious mental illness and...
The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $4.7 million Block Grant to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) for the period of September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 under the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CFDA 93.959) program. The funding supports several substance abuse prevention and treatment services delivered by DBHDD and various...
This $1,477,835 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110). The award was granted to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) to expand pediatric mental health care access services in new areas across the state. The funding will support DBHDD's efforts to enhance healthcare...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Atlanta / Fulton County Prearrest Diversion Initiative, Inc. The grant, which will be distributed over a 5-year period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the organization's Care Navigation services to provide outreach, case management,...
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) was awarded a $2,491,480 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This four-year project aims to serve youth and young adults at risk of developing psychotic disorders through community outreach, screening, assessment, treatment, and recovery services. In partnership with Grady Health System, DBHDD will implement a comprehensive, coordinated, and stepped-care approach to address the needs of approximately 525 individuals, with an estimated 80 meeting criteria for inclusion in the clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR-P) program. Key services include diagnostic assessment, symptom monitoring, evidence-based treatments, and referrals to appropriate services, with the goal of reducing the duration of untreated illness and improving clinical, occupational, and social functioning.