The Asian Health Coalition (AHC) was awarded a $120,000 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 4-year "Together to Stop Underage Drinking" project aims to address increasing trends of alcohol use and misuse among youth aged 12-20 in five neighborhoods on Chicago's southwest side. The project will strengthen the...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Behavioral Health Services of South Georgia, doing business as Legacy Behavioral Health Services. The grant supports a strategic prevention framework to address substance misuse among children in grades 6-12 across a 10-county rural region in South Georgia. The key...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Project Grants program (CFDA 93.243), awarded a $375,000 grant to the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health (UMSL-MIMH) to deliver an integrated substance use and mental health prevention intervention to minority youth ages 13-24, especially those at highest risk. The five-year project, entitled "Strategic Prevention...
This $1,219,998 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the development of the Center for Appalachian Community Prevention in Ohio. The Center will facilitate the expansion of youth behavioral health prevention activities across Ohio's 32-county Appalachian region. Key objectives include: 1) developing a strategic plan based on community assessments and program audits, 2)...
This Project Grant award of $749,994 was provided by 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 funding supports "Project Frontliners", a targeted youth substance use prevention initiative focused on mitigating alcohol, marijuana, and opioid use among Black and Brown minority youth in underserved communities in South Florida. Over...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,250,000 Partnerships for Success grant (CFDA 93.243) to the Louisiana Department of Health's Office of Behavioral Health to implement the 2024 Louisiana Partnerships for Success III (LAPFS III) program. The program aims to: (1) prevent the onset and reduce the progression of underage drinking and polysubstance use; (2) reduce short-term and long-term consequences of underage drinking and polysubstance use; (3)...
The Abington C.O.P.E.S. project is a 5-year, $375,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent youth alcohol and nicotine use in Abington, Massachusetts. The project aims to: increase coalition membership and youth participation by 10%, enhance coalition capacity by 25%, reduce parental concerns about talking to their children about alcohol by 6%, train 25 community leaders in alcohol prevention and youth brain...
This federal Project Grant award of $120,000 from 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 Union County Drug Free Partnership's "Preventing Underage Alcohol Use in Union County" project from 2024 through 2028. The project aims to prevent and reduce youth and adult alcohol use in Union County, Ohio by implementing...
The Project Grant award of $250,000 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276), provides funding to the Guided Approach To Positivity Youth Mentoring Initiative Inc. to empower youth ages 12-18 in Wilmington, Delaware to prevent and reduce the harmful use of prescription drugs, marijuana, and tobacco/vaping products. The project aims to achieve this through education, advocacy, and collaborative efforts that raise...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $748,818 Project Grant to Beginning New Outreach, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, to deliver an evidence-based substance abuse prevention program curriculum paired with positive youth development (PYD) services. The project will focus on youth ages 10-17 in Muscogee County, Georgia, providing the Narconon: Truth About Drugs prevention curriculum and PYD services in areas such as...
COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS (CAPS) II - WHOLISTIC STRESS CONTROL INSTITUTE, INC, A 38-YEAR-OLD AWARD-WINNING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION PROPOSING TO IMPLEMENT THE "COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS (CAPS) II." THE GOAL AND OBJECTIVES ARE: TO HELP REDUCE THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND ITS RELATED PROBLEMS BY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY, AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES AND BEST PRACTICE ACTIVITIES AMONG 50,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (9 TO 20 YEARS OLD) IN FULTON COUNTY, GA OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD. COMMUNITY PRIORITY #1: PLANNING AND BOOSTING COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE: OBJECTIVE 1: BY THE END OF JANUARY 2023, CAPS II WILL HAVE CONVENED A SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH COALITION TO ASSESS AND DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT REDUCE RISKS AND ENHANCE PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN THE COMMUNITY UTILIZING SAMHSA'S STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK STEPS (ASSESSMENT, CAPACITY, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION).OBJECTIVE 2) EACH YEAR CAPS II WILL BOOST PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION CAPACITY BY IDENTIFYING, ENGAGING AND MAINTAINING 90% OF ITS PARTNERSHIPS TO DECREASE GAPS IN COMMUNITY SERVICES, STRENGTHEN PREVENTION RESOURCES, IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION AND OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURES TO SUSTAIN PREVENTION INITIATIVES. COMMUNITY PRIORITY #2: INCREASE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH RELATED KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, SELF-IMAGE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE: OBJECTIVE 3) BY END OF 2027, CAPS II WILL INCREASE SUBSTANCE RELATED KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, SELF-IMAGE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE REGARDING 1) ALCOHOL, 2) MARIJUANA, 3) ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AND 4) OPIOIDS FROM PRE TO POSTTEST AS MEASURED BY THE GPRA BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCED BASED SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUM AND MIXED BEST PRACTICES TO 3,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (300 YEAR 1 AND 675 YEAR 2-5). OBJECTIVE 4) BY END OF 2027, CAPS II WILL HAVE INCREASED THE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE BY TRAINING 150 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (30 ANNUALLY) AS COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR LEADERS TO ASSIST PROGRAMMING, DISSEMINATE SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION INFORMATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION INFORMATION TO PEERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. OBJECTIVE 5: BY THE END OF 2027, CAPS II WILL HAVE HOSTED 10 (TWO PER YEAR) MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. OBJECTIVE 6: BY END OF 2027, CAPS II STAFF, AMBASSADORS AND COALITION MEMBERS WILL HAVE CONDUCTED TWENTY (4 ANNUALLY) SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION FREE ACTIVITIES, TRADITIONAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO REACH 50,000 (10,000 A YEAR) YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TARGETING HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES AND AVOIDANCE OF THE FOUR MISUSE PREVENTION PRIORITIES INCLUDING 1) ALCOHOL, 2) MARIJUANA, 3) ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AND 4) OPIOIDS. COMMUNITY PRIORITY #3: INCREASE COMMUNITY POLICY COMPLIANCE: OBJECTIVE 7: BY END OF 2027, CAPS COALITION WILL HAVE INCREASED INFRASTRUCTURE TO REINFORCE POLICY COMPLIANCE, LAWS, AND ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL INITIATIVES VIA THREE (3) NEW STRATEGIES. POPULATION: THE PROGRAM WILL REACH 50,000 9 - 20-YEAR-OLD, MALES AND FEMALES OVER THE 5-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, WHO RESIDE IN THE FULTON COUNTY, GA. PARTNERSHIPS: THE PROGRAM WILL COLLABORATE WITH 1) COUNCIL WOMEN BOONE, 2) SEVEN ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 3) ODYSSEY FAMILY COUNSELING; 4) GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES 5) WESTCARE GA MOBILE TREATMENT CLINIC, 6) LEE THOMPSON YOUNG SUICIDE PREVENTION FOUNDATION; AND 7) NADIM ALI, LPC MAC SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR.