Project Grant H79SM090952

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Community Drug Board, Inc., doing business as CHC Addiction Services, $400,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532).

The Summit County Zero Suicide Project will implement a comprehensive zero suicide framework within a newly established federally qualified health center look-alike in Akron, Ohio, to strengthen suicide prevention for adults at risk. The project builds sustainable system capacity through workforce training, universal suicide risk screening, standardized suicide care pathways, collaborative safety planning, rapid follow-up after crisis or discharge, evidence-based suicide-specific treatment, and continuous quality improvement. The initiative targets adults with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, trauma, chronic medical conditions, and other suicide risk factors, with the goal of improving early identification, coordinated care transitions, equitable access to treatment, and long-term integration of suicide prevention into routine healthcare delivery.

The award runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, with performance taking place in Akron, Ohio. Community Drug Board, Inc., is a nonprofit organization based in Akron that delivers integrated addiction treatment, homelessness prevention, and housing support services, and operates predominantly as a prime federal grant recipient for HUD and SAMHSA programs.