Project Grant H79SM091113

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (operating through the New York State Psychiatric Institute) $650,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances program (CFDA 93.104).

SWAY (Supporting Wellness for Adolescents and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis) delivers evidence-based stepped-care services to 25–30 youth and young adults ages 12–25 at clinical high risk for psychosis and their families annually across the New York City metro area and Long Island. The award funds a renewal establishing a Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Center of Excellence—a scalable training and clinical resource hub offering web-based modules, a video library, and direct outreach to 30+ community clinicians and 7,500+ youth and families per year. The service population is racially and ethnically heterogeneous (31% White, 28% Black, 22% Asian, 16% Multiracial; 19% Hispanic/Latino), with 23% speaking a non-English language at home. Clinical presentation includes 67% meeting attenuated psychosis syndrome criteria, 53% with lifetime trauma exposure (30% probable PTSD), and high prevalence of co-occurring depression and anxiety. Year 1 enrollment continues 27 actively enrolled participants from the prior award phase; Years 2–4 serve 30 participants annually for a total of 115 across the four-year period.

Performance period runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2030, with place of performance at New York, NY 10032. This is an assistance type Project Grant, a continuation of SAMHSA award 1H79SM086136.