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 the Emergence Health Network (EHN), a non-profit organization in El Paso, Texas. The grant will fund the "Healthy Transition Program" to expand EHN's services and address unmet mental health needs for youth and young adults aged 16-25 in El Paso County,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a $1,698,714 four-year Project Grant (CFDA 93.243) to El Paso Alliance Inc. (doing business as Recovery Alliance of El Paso), a non-profit organization located in El Paso, Texas. The grant, titled "Proyecto Centro Salvavida," will fund harm reduction, medication-assisted treatment, integrated primary care, mental health services, and recovery support services targeting individuals who are homeless,...
The federal Project Grant award of $750,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will fund the "Connecting Our Voices" program implemented by the National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA). This five-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support evidence-based substance abuse prevention initiatives...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Project Vida Health Center (PVHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in El Paso, Texas. The grant will support PVHC's efforts to expand behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, for its predominantly Hispanic/Latino patient population, which...
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 $597,476 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 will enable Vegas Stronger, a nonprofit organization serving the Las Vegas Valley, to increase and broaden access to effective peer recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders....
This $750,000 Project Grant award, funded 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 Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success initiative. The key objectives are to: 1) build the capacity of a multi-sector coalition to engage in data-informed community...
This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) aims to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment for adolescents and young adults in Oakland, California. The key goals are to: Hire and support additional licensed clinical social workers at the primary care site and school-based health centers to provide integrated mental health services within the medical home...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) will allow El RIO Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Tucson, Arizona, to expand their behavioral health services and integrated care for people experiencing homelessness, substance use disorders, and other co-occurring conditions. The key services to be provided include: Expanding integrated behavioral health,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $367,829 Project Grant (CFDA 93.243) to Liberty Partnership Community Council, doing business as Lpknz, to implement the "Building a Strong Community- on the Southside" initiative. The 5-year project aims to reduce substance misuse and enhance mental health and well-being in Tucson's Ward 5, targeting 7,000 youth and 4,000 adult/caregivers from primarily Hispanic, African-American, and Caucasian...
ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS AND TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. - ALIVIANE, INC. (ALIVIANE) IS A NON-PROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION BASED IN EL PASO COUNTY SERVING WEST TEXAS SINCE 1970, PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SUBSTANCE USE AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS. FOR 50 YEARS, ALIVIANE HAS BEEN A PROMINENT LEADER IN SUBSTANCE USE AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CO-OCCURRING DISORDER SERVICES AND A RESPECTED CLIENT ADVOCATE. WITH 19 DIFFERENT SERVICES TARGETING CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, WOMEN, MEN, AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY, WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING THE LEADING WEST TEXAS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICES INCLUDE OUTREACH, EDUCATION, PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT, PREGNANT/POSTPARTUM INTERVENTION, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, PARENTING CLASSES, YOUTH COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROJECTS. IN 2020, THROUGH ITS DIFFERENT SERVICES, ALIVIANE PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICES TO OVER 60,000 CLIENTS IN EL PASO AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE ORGANIZATION'S SUCCESS LIES IN PUTTING CLIENTS FIRST, SURROUNDING THEM WITH AS MANY RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE, AND WORKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BECAUSE NO ONE ENTITY CAN DO IT ALONE. ALIVIANE IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AND HOPES TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF EL PASO FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. THE PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AMONG YOUTH CONTINUES TO BE A FOCAL POINT IN ALIVIANE'S MISSION. WITH THE CURRENT COVID-19 PANDEMIC, STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE RESPONDED WITH MEASURES THAT MAY, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY, AFFECT MENTAL HEALTH. SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL CLOSURES, AT-HOME WORK, AND SOCIAL DISTANCING, THE YOUTH AND FAMILY OUTPATIENT CLINIC (YFOPC) EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES AMONG YOUTH. THE YFOPC PROGRAM WILL EXPAND AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF ITS SERVICES ACROSS 6 COUNTIES IN TX PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 9/10. BETWEEN 2016-2017, 2492 INDIVIDUALS WERE DIAGNOSED WITH SUD AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS INCLUDING SMI AND SED AT ALIVIANE INC. AND A PARTNERING FQHC PROVIDER. LACK OF FUNDING AND A SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A DECREASE IN TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT RESPONSE, JEOPARDIZING THE SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY OF YOUTH IN THESE SERVICE AREAS. THIS PROJECT IS A FIRST-TIME REGIONAL COORDINATED RESPONSE/ PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS AND PROVIDERS ACROSS 6 COUNTIES IN TX PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 9/10 TO ADDRESS SUD AND COD IN ADOLESCENTS, TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS.