The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (ACDHS) in Pennsylvania. The grant aims to enhance services for adult individuals experiencing homelessness who have a co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder. The primary goals are to improve housing...
This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award 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 provide comprehensive, coordinated, and evidence-based treatment and services for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) or co-occurring disorders (CODs) who are experiencing homelessness in the Puerto Rico metropolitan and eastern areas....
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) in Denver, Colorado. This 3-year grant will implement targeted strategies to provide substance misuse, abuse, and harm reduction services, facilitated access to treatment, and peer recovery support services for people...
This Project Grant award of $399,972 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 supports the "Project Reclaiming Hope" initiative in Madison County, Illinois. The project aims to improve substance use disorder (SUD), opioid use disorder (OUD), and co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment outcomes for a population experiencing...
This $900,000 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 Intercambios Puerto Rico, Inc., a non-profit organization, to develop, enhance, expand, and deliver recovery support services (RSS) as well as promote and educate the community about recovery in Puerto Rico. The key services to be provided include: 1) peer...
This Project Grant award 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) provides $800,000 in funding over 5 years to Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (YNHS) to deliver supported employment services to 375 homeless individuals with serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders. The program utilizes the Individual Placement and Support (IPS)...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Four County Comprehensive Mental Health Center Inc., doing business as 4C Health, located in Rochester, Indiana. The 5-year REACH (Rural Enhancement and Access for Consumers Experiencing Homelessness) project aims to: Increase access and capacity to connect individuals...
This $588,988 federal Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program aims to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder (SUD) services for individuals experiencing homelessness in Rochester, NY. The "Providing Access to Transformational Health Services (PATHS)" initiative will employ a dedicated mental health therapist at partner homeless shelters, and engage a psychiatric...
This Project Grant award of $1,148,802 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) aims to strengthen and sustain integrated behavioral healthcare delivery in Rhode Island. The key products and services being delivered through this grant include: Specialized training with an apprenticeship model to certify 59 individuals as Dual Peer Recovery Specialists (PRS) and Community Health...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc. (BCCS) to implement the Portable Clinical Care Project (PCCP). The PCCP will provide comprehensive and integrated behavioral health, HIV/viral hepatitis testing and treatment, mental health treatment, harm reduction,...
INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS - SUMMARY: PRC'S INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS (ISH) PROJECT WILL ENHANCE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE BY ADDING A SOCIAL AND CLINICAL SERVICE NAVIGATION PROGRAM TO ENHANCE COORDINATION OF AND ACCESS TO CRITICAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CO-OCCURRING HOMELESSNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD). SERVICES WILL INCLUDE SUD TREATMENT, LINKAGE TO HOUSING, LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS RECOVERY HOUSING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE RESULT WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING SUD TREATMENT AND MAINTAINING RECOVERY, A DECREASE IN HOMELESSNESS, IMPROVED PUBLIC HEALTH, AND IMPROVED COORDINATION BETWEEN PRC'S INTERNAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PRC'S COORDINATION WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS. STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: ISH WILL USE PRC'S INNOVATIVE HOUSING COORDINATION MODEL DEVELOPED THROUGH A THREE-YEAR GRANT FROM HRSA SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND EVALUATED BY BOSTON UNIVERSITY. IN ADDITION, ISH WILL USE HOUSING FIRST, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, RAPID RE-HOUSING, SOCIAL REHABILITATION, HARM REDUCTION, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, RELAPSE PREVENTION, WRAPAROUND SERVICES, INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT, AND A BENEFITS ACCESS MODEL SIMILAR TO SAMHSA'S SOAR. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: ISH WILL SERVE 20 CLIENTS IN YEAR ONE AND 160 CLIENTS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. CLIENTS WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: - 70% OF CLIENTS WILL CREATE A HOUSING PLAN - 70% OF CLIENTS THAT CREATED A HOUSING PLAN WILL PROGRESS TOWARD THEIR HOUSING PLAN GOALS - 50% OF CLIENTS THAT MADE PROGRESS ON THEIR HOUSING PLAN GOALS WILL ACCESS PERMANENT HOUSING - 70% OF CLIENTS ACTIVELY USING SUBSTANCES WHO DESIRE SUD TREATMENT WILL BE NAVIGATED THROUGH THE SUD TREATMENT INTAKE PROCESS - 70% OF CLIENTS THAT LACK ACCESS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS AND ARE ASSESSED AS ELIGIBLE WILL BE LINKED TO PRC LEGAL ADVOCACY - 70% OF CLIENTS THAT ARE ASSESSED AS IN NEED OF AN INTERESTED IN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES WILL BE LINKED TO PRC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - 70% OF CLIENTS THAT ARE ASSESSED AS IN NEED OF AND ELIGIBLE FOR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT WILL BE LINKED TO PRC EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - 80% OF CLIENTS WILL BE REFERRED TO EXTERNAL RECOVERY SERVICES, SUCH AS HOUSING; RECOVERY COACHING AND OTHER SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND RETENTION IN SERVICES.