The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the non-profit organization Schools Together Allowing No Drugs (STAND) located in Oneida, Tennessee. The grant aims to prevent and reduce underage alcohol use among youth ages 12-20 in the rural Scott County, Tennessee...
This $120,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program will fund the Allies For Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County, Inc. (ASAP of Anderson County) to reduce underage drinking in Anderson County, Tennessee. The funding will support a comprehensive approach that includes community education, increasing the...
The Westcare Gulfcoast-Florida (WCGC-FL) Pinellas Prevention Initiative is a $304,300 Project Grant award under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will support the development and delivery of community-based substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services for BIPOC youth ages 9 to 18 in Pinellas County,...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $250,000 was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The funding will support the Bitterroot CARES Prevention Coalition in Ravalli County, Montana to increase community collaboration and reduce underage use of alcohol and marijuana among youth. The project aims to: 1) strengthen community collaboration by increasing the number of coalition members from 12 to...
This $750,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support Westcare Tennessee, Inc.'s Breaking the Cycle reentry initiative. The initiative will provide comprehensive substance use disorder assessments, community-based SUD treatment, intensive case management, and wraparound services to 75 adult men and women diagnosed with SUD or co-occurring mental health disorders returning to Cocke and Jefferson Counties, Tennessee from...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (WVDHHR) Bureau for Public Health. This 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will focus on implementing selective and indicated substance abuse prevention practices statewide to address tobacco,...
This $120,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program will support Cheltenham Communities that Care in implementing a comprehensive, community-based approach to prevent and reduce alcohol use among middle and high school youth in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. The key objectives of the project are to: (1) increase...
This Project Grant award of $120,000.00 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 aims to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth aged 12-20 in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Montana. The grantee, Anaconda Community Intervention, Inc. (ACI), will implement a comprehensive strategy to build coalition capacity, increase outreach to at-risk...
This $374,922 federal Project Grant award, 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, aims to reduce youth cannabis and alcohol use in central Vermont. The grant recipient, Central Vermont Medical Center Inc., will implement the "FUTURE VT" initiative to address substance use among rural youth ages 12-18 and their families,...
The Coffee County Board of Education received a $250,000 five-year Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (CFDA 93.276) Support Program. The grant will support the Coffee County Youth Coalition (CCYC) in implementing comprehensive strategies to prevent and reduce youth substance use, including alcohol, tobacco/vaping, and marijuana, in Coffee County, Georgia. Key activities include...
WCTN SPF - THE CATCHMENT AREA IS COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, A RURAL COUNTY (LANDMASS 434.57 SQUARE MILES) LOCATED IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN TN. THE PREVENTION PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON YOUTH AGED 7-18 AND THEIR FAMILIES. PREVENTION STRATEGIES WILL OCCUR DURING BOTH IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL. UNDERSTANDING THE INTERGENERATIONAL NATURE OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN APPALACHIA, THE PROJECT ALSO WILL TARGET PARENTS OR CARETAKERS TO BREAK THE ADDICTION CYCLE. WESTCARE TENNESSEE (WCTN) ANTICIPATES THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE PROGRAM WILL CLOSELY REFLECT THE RACIAL/ETHNIC DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COMMUNITY BUT WILL PLACE ADDITIONAL EMPHASIS ON LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WHO TRADITIONALLY HAVE LESS ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND CARE. GOAL 1: STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-LEVEL PREVENTION CAPACITY IN COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE TO ADDRESS ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, TOBACCO USE, AND VAPING AMONG YOUTH AGED 7-18 YEARS. OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY DECEMBER 31, 2023, COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY SUBSTANCE USE CONCERNS, NEGATIVE COMMUNITY CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO USE, RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND SUBPOPULATIONS MOST AT-RISK AND/OR UNDERSERVED. OBJECTIVE 1.2: BY MARCH 31, 2024, DEVELOP A DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO REDUCE RISK AND ENHANCE PROTECTIVE FACTORS. OBJECTIVE 1.3: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, DESIGN AND POST 108 PREVENTION MESSAGES (YL = 12; Y2-Y5 = 24 ANNUALLY) ON SOCIAL MEDIA (E.G., FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, OR TWITTER) RELATED TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, TOBACCO USE, AND VAPING. GOAL 2: PREVENT THE ONSET OF OR REDUCE THE PROGRESSION OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, TOBACCO USE, AND VAPING AMONG YOUTH AGED 7-18 LIVING IN COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE. OBJECTIVE 2.1: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, PROVIDE AGE-APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE-BASED ALCOHOL PREVENTION EDUCATION USING EITHER AN APPLE A DAY (AAD) OR ALCOHOL LITERACY CHALLENGE (ALC) TO 210 YOUTH AGED 7-18 YEARS (YL = 30; Y2-Y4 = 50 ANNUALLY; Y5 = 30) AS EVIDENCED BY ENROLLMENT RECORDS. OBJECTIVE 2.2: BY SEPTEMBER 2027, PROVIDE VAPING PREVENTION EDUCATION USING CATCH MY BREATH (CMB) TO 210 YOUTH AGED 10-18 YEARS (YL = 30; Y2-Y4 = 50 ANNUALLY; Y5 = 30) AS EVIDENCED BY ENROLLMENT RECORDS. OBJECTIVE 2.3: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, 90% OF THE YOUTH WHO REPORT TOBACCO USE AND/OR VAPING WILL RECEIVE SMOKING CESSATION EDUCATION USING PROJECT CONNECT AS EVIDENCED BY ENROLLMENT RECORDS. OBJECTIVE 2.4: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, 80% OF YOUTH ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR DISCHARGE STATUS IN THE WESTCARE CLINICAL DATA SYSTEM (CDS). OBJECTIVE 2.5: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, 80% OF YOUTH WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL NOT BEGIN USING ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OR VAPING, REMAIN ABSTINENT, OR REDUCE USE AS MEASURED BY A PROGRAM-SPECIFIC PRE/POST QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE GPRA. GOAL 3: STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND MITIGATE RISK FACTORS AMONG YOUTH AGED 7-18 YEARS LIVING IN COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE. OBJECTIVE 3.1: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, 80% OF YOUTH WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL INCREASE THEIR DISAPPROVAL OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, TOBACCO USE, AND VAPING AS MEASURED BY A PROGRAM-SPECIFIC PRE/POST QUESTIONNAIRE. OBJECTIVE 3.2: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, 80% OF YOUTH WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL INCREASE THEIR RISK PERCEPTIONS RELATED TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, TOBACCO USE, AND VAPING AS MEASURED BY A PROGRAM-SPECIFIC PRE/POST QUESTIONNAIRE. OBJECTIVE 3.3: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, 80% OF YOUTH WHO COMPLETE AAD OR ALC WILL REDUCE POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AS MEASURED BY A PROGRAM SPECIFIC PRE/POST QUESTIONNAIRE. OBJECTIVE 3.4: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, 80% OF YOUTH WHO COMPLETE CMB WILL REDUCE POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS TOBACCO USE AND VAPING AS MEASURED BY A PROGRAM SPECIFIC PRE/POST QUESTIONNAIRE. OBJECTIVE 3.5: BY SEPTEMBER 2028, 80% OF YOUTH WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL REMAIN IN SCHOOL AS MEASURED BY A PROGRAM-SPECIFIC PRE/POST QUESTIONNAIRE.