This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under CFDA 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance, aims to support key activities to expand trauma-informed substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and related recovery and reentry services to 18-35 year-old Latinx and Black/African American (B/AA), including LGBTQIA2S+ adults with a SUD and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD), who are returning to their families and communities in the Metro and South regions of Los Angeles County after incarceration. The $400,000 Project RENEW grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2024, will screen 850 individuals for SUD and infectious diseases and serve 300 unduplicated participants over 5 years. The Center For Health Justice, Inc., a non-profit organization, will implement the project focused on providing evidence-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and equity-based behavioral health services.
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