The County of McHenry was awarded a $1,208,100 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997). The four-year grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2028, will support the implementation of an Assisted Outpatient Treatment program to provide evidence-based mental health treatment and support services to a minimum of 50 individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) in...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,250,000 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to Southlake Community Mental Health Center Inc., doing business as Regional Health Clinic, to develop an AOT program in Indiana. The grant funding will be used to offer integrated, community-based mental health treatment and support services to adults with serious mental illness who are under outpatient civil commitment and...
This $804,830 Project Grant, awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997), will support the implementation of two community-based mental health programs in a rural county in Southern Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority, the state agency responsible for overseeing healthcare policy and purchasing, will partner with the local Community Mental Health Program, Circuit Court, and the county's sole...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,250,000 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to Dallas Metrocare Services, a U.S. local government entity in Dallas, Texas. The grant will fund the implementation of an AOT program to provide court-ordered outpatient treatment and support services for adults with severe mental illness in Dallas County. Key services include comprehensive screening, assessment, and...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $662,616 four-year Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the Adamhs Board Of Erie County in Sandusky, Ohio. The grant will support the implementation of a new AOT program to provide court-ordered outpatient treatment and support services for individuals with serious mental illness who struggle with treatment adherence and may pose a risk to themselves or others. The...
This $2,248,461 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will fund the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Project (AOTP) delivered by the Denton County MHMR Center in Texas. The AOTP seeks to provide court-mandated, comprehensive mental health services to up to 300 individuals with serious mental illness over the 4-year award period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2028. Key services include intensive case management, psychosocial...
This $1,499,906 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) will support the development and deployment of an AOT program by the Centers for Youth and Families (CFYF) in Pulaski County, Arkansas. The program aims to serve 211 unduplicated clients over 4 years, focusing on adults with serious mental illness (SMI) who are involved with the criminal justice system, have...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,050,669 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority (SCLHSA), a state government entity in Louisiana. The grant will be used to create, implement, and evaluate the first AOT program in the SCLHSA region, focusing on providing court-ordered outpatient treatment and support services to adult residents of Terrebonne...
This federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides $6,493,149 to the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) in Michigan to develop a comprehensive Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) under CFDA 93.997. The key products and services to be delivered include: establishing dedicated AOT program resources and an interdisciplinary team to enhance cross-system collaboration;...
This $3,000,000 Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will support Region 4 Mental Health, a state-level behavioral health authority in Mississippi, to implement and evaluate a comprehensive, evidence-based AOT program across five rural counties. The program aims to reduce disparities in access to mental health services, lower psychiatric hospitalizations, homelessness, and criminal justice...
This $2,805,764 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (CFDA 93.997) program aims to develop and operationalize a replicable structure to increase the utilization of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) as a step-down transition from inpatient to community-based mental health care in Illinois.
The project, titled "Assisted Outpatient Treatment: A Pathway to Community Care," focuses on improving the coordination of care between courts, hospital systems, and community providers in Cook and McLean counties to serve a minimum of 231 individuals within the AOT program. The award will also support the creation of an "AOT in Illinois Toolkit" to assist other communities and courts across the state in establishing and operationalizing AOT as a strategy to improve continuity of care and treatment adherence for individuals with serious mental illnesses. The grant is being administered by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, a state government entity, with oversight from the Illinois Office of the Governor.