The U.S. 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 IV Mental Health, a state-level public behavioral health authority in Mississippi. The grant will support the implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of an Assisted Outpatient Treatment program targeting adults aged 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI) who meet criteria for court-ordered...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.997 - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program) to SMA Healthcare, Inc. to develop and implement an Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program serving the residents of St. Johns, Flagler, and Putnam Counties in Florida. The grant will fund 3 targeted case managers and 3 recovery support specialists to identify and engage 220 individuals with serious mental illness who have a history...
The federal Project Grant award H79SM089839 provides $2,000,000.00 in funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997). The grant supports the Montgomery County Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program, which aims to reduce psychiatric hospitalizations, homelessness, incarceration, and interactions with the criminal justice system, while improving the health and social outcomes of individuals with...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,249,157 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the Hillcrest Children and Family Center in Washington, DC. The four-year grant will support the implementation of the Hillcrest AOT Project, which aims to provide comprehensive mental health services to adults with severe mental illness (SMI), including those with...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $662,616 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the Adamhs Board of Erie County, doing business as The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Erie & Ottawa Counties. The grant will fund the implementation of an AOT program in Erie County, Ohio to address the critical need for mental health services targeting individuals...
The Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority, Inc., doing business as Mental Health Center, was awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997). The grant will fund the implementation of the Carastar Health Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program for individuals with serious mental illness in Montgomery, Alabama. The program...
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) was awarded a $804,830 project grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997). The grant funding will enable OHA to implement two community-based programs in a rural county in southern Oregon: outpatient civil commitment and assisted outpatient treatment for adults with serious mental illness. These court-ordered treatment programs aim to serve approximately 40...
The federal Project Grant award of $8,657,532 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) in Michigan. The grant supports the development of a comprehensive AOT program to serve residents of Oakland County with severe mental illness who meet court-ordered involuntary treatment criteria. Key objectives include expanding service...
The South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority (SCLHSA) was awarded a $1,050,669 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997). The grant will enable SCLHSA, in partnership with the 32nd Judicial District Court and Terrebonne Parish stakeholders, to create, implement, and evaluate the first AOT program in the SCLHSA region. Additionally, SCLHSA will establish an Assertive...
The federal Project Grant award H79SM089821 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997). The $1,500,000 grant will fund a 4-year project by Cascade Community Healthcare, a non-profit healthcare organization in Centralia, Washington, to provide court-ordered outpatient treatment for adults with serious mental illness (SMI), serious emotional disturbance (SED), and substance use or...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $4,500,000 Project Grant under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) to the County of Gallatin, Montana. The four-year grant, with an end date of September 29, 2028, will fund the Gallatin County Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program. This program will serve 150 adults with serious mental illness (SMI) who meet the criteria for outpatient civil commitment in Gallatin County. The AOT program will implement a multi-disciplinary, evidence-based approach to reduce state hospital commitments, homelessness, incarceration, and criminal justice system interactions, while improving health and social outcomes for adults with SMI. Key strategies include building community capacity for evidence-based screening, assessment, and treatment services, enhancing formal partnerships between behavioral health, social health, and civil court stakeholders, strengthening training for collaborating partners, and engaging in rigorous evaluation and continuous quality improvement.