The Montgomery County Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program is a $2,000,000 project grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the CFDA Program 93.997, Assisted Outpatient Treatment. The program aims to reduce psychiatric hospitalizations, homelessness, incarcerations, and interactions with the criminal justice system while improving the health and social outcomes of people with severe mental illness in Montgomery County, Ohio. The...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,498,500 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (CFDA 93.997) program to the Gulf Coast Center in Texas. The 4-year grant will fund the Gulf Coast Region Assisted Outpatient Treatment (GCR-AOT) program, which aims to reduce psychiatric hospitalizations, emergency healthcare usage, homelessness, and incarceration for adults aged 18 and older with...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to Region 4 Mental Health, a state-level public behavioral health authority in Mississippi. The grant will fund the implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of an AOT program to provide court-ordered intensive outpatient mental health treatment and support services for...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $307,944 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to Pathways Mental Health Authority in Marquette, Michigan. The grant will fund the establishment of an Assisted Outpatient Treatment program to increase support for adults with serious mental illness residing in Marquette County. The program will create an interdisciplinary team of professionals from Pathways Community Mental...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,208,100 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the County of McHenry, Illinois. The four-year grant will fund the implementation of an AOT program tailored to address the mental health needs of individuals aged 18 and above with serious mental illness (SMI) in McHenry County, including those experiencing homelessness. The program aims to provide evidence-based...
The Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) provides $4,500,000 to the County of Gallatin, Montana to implement a comprehensive, evidence-based AOT program. The program aims to serve 150 adults with serious mental illness (SMI) over four years, providing behavioral and social health services to promote participant health, stability, and safety, while diverting individuals...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,805,764 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The goal of this 4-year grant is to develop and operationalize a replicable and effective infrastructure to increase utilization of AOT as a step-down from inpatient to community-based mental health care in Illinois. The...
The South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority (SCLHSA) received a $1,050,669 Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program grant (CFDA 93.997) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to create and implement the first AOT program in the SCLHSA region. The project aims to serve 185 adult residents of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana diagnosed with a serious mental illness who meet the criteria for civil commitment. Key objectives include establishing a...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $999,982 Project Grant (CFDA 93.997 - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program) to the County of Santa Barbara Alcohol, Drug, Mental Health Department of Behavioral Wellness (Admhs) to expand their Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program. The AOT program will focus on providing court-ordered outpatient treatment and comprehensive mental health services to under- and unserved individuals in Santa Barbara County,...
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 the Dallas County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center, doing business as Dallas Metrocare Services. This 4-year grant supports the implementation of an AOT program for adults with severe mental illness under civil court commitment in Dallas County, Texas. The program aims to reduce psychiatric...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority, Inc., doing business as Mental Health Center. The four-year award will fund the implementation of the Carastar Health Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program for individuals with serious mental illness in Montgomery, Alabama.
The program will use a highly individualized, multi-disciplinary approach to increase engagement and reduce recidivism to hospitalization and arrest. Priority will be given to high utilizers of the crisis system, particularly individuals experiencing homelessness. The program aims to empower recipients to direct their own treatment, even while court-ordered, and connect them to an array of evidence-based services that address their holistic psychosocial needs, such as housing, social connectedness, and employment assistance. The expected outcomes include recipients gaining the insight, supports, and self-empowerment necessary to continue their recovery journey beyond the expiration of the outpatient commitment order.