Project Grant H79SM090783

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $485,188 to Albany Area Community Service Board on September 30, 2026, under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment grant program (CFDA 93.997).

Operating as Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (Aspire BHDD), the recipient will deliver the Bridges to Recovery Assisted Outpatient Treatment program in Dougherty, Lee, and Terrell Counties, Georgia. The program provides court-informed, community-based treatment for adults with serious mental illness, operating in partnership with probate courts, law enforcement, and community providers. Services include intensive case management, assertive community treatment, integrated treatment for co-occurring substance use disorders, trauma-informed care, peer support, supportive housing, and employment services. The program targets 100 unduplicated individuals over five years who have severe mental illness, treatment non-adherence, and repeated crisis or justice system involvement. Expected outcomes include improved treatment engagement, reduced hospitalizations and arrests, increased housing stability, and strengthened coordination across behavioral health, judicial, and community systems.

The award period runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, with place of performance in Albany, Georgia. The program supports Executive Order 14321 by expanding access to assisted outpatient treatment and civil commitment services.