The Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) has been awarded a $1,057,582 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This two-year grant, effective from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2026, will enable TDMHSAS to deliver a range of evidence-based behavioral health interventions across...
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) received a $94,080,870 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 grant, titled "TN SOR IV: Changing Behavior, Coordinating Care, and Restoring Lives," aims to enhance the state's prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and...
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) was awarded a $2,094,044 Block Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958). The 2-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025, will enable TDMHSAS to deliver a comprehensive array of community-based mental health and substance abuse services across Tennessee. The funded...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,225,732 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health program (CFDA 93.982) provides funding to the Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) to deliver crisis counseling assistance and related mental health services to disaster-impacted communities in Tennessee. The grant will support the implementation of comprehensive...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $2,300,796.00, 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 grant is intended to support the delivery of supplemental emergency mental health services, including crisis counseling, outreach, case management, and worker training, to individuals affected by major disasters in 7 counties in Tennessee. The prime...
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services received a $13,729,661 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CFDA 93.958). This two-year grant, which began on October 1, 2024, will enable the department to deliver a wide range of comprehensive community mental health services across Tennessee. Key services to be provided through the grant include outpatient counseling, substance abuse...
This federal Block Grant award of $8,967,957.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse program (CFDA 93.959). The award supports the Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) in delivering comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services across Tennessee. Key products and services to be provided include substance abuse prevention,...
This $1,878,136 federal Formula Grant was awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program (CFDA 93.150). The grant supports the Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) in delivering comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services across Tennessee, with a focus on serving individuals experiencing serious mental illness, co-occurring...
This $598,062 project grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will support the "Mental and Behavioral Aid" (MBA) initiative implemented by Ascension Health in Tennessee. The funding will enable Ascension Health to conduct 10 EMS grant activities and develop two key programs: 1) a Mental Health Resiliency Training...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $499,999 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. This 5-year grant, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the Integrated Outreach and Care (IOC) program. The IOC program is a partnership between several Meharry Medical College clinics,...
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant 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 5-year grant (Sep 2024 - Sep 2029) aims to implement an integrated behavioral and physical healthcare model on college campuses across Tennessee to improve mental health outcomes for students aged 16-28 with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and co-occurring physical health or substance use conditions.
Key services to be provided include mental health screenings and assessments, individual/group counseling, medication management, and care coordination. The project will establish partnerships with three college health clinics (Bethel University, University of Tennessee at Martin, and Tennessee Technological University) to embed these integrated behavioral health services. Sub-awards were made to Mckenzie Medical Center, Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System, and Carey Counseling Center to assist with program implementation and service delivery at the targeted college campuses.