Center of hope. The guam behavioral health and wellness center (gbhwc) will sustain and strengthen center of hope (COH), guam's only residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program for…

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded $525,000 to the Guam Behavioral Health & Wellness Center on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490).

The award funds the sustained operation and strengthening of the Center of Hope, Guam's only residential substance use disorder treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women and their children. The Center of Hope will serve up to 20 women and 80 minor children annually through evidence-based residential treatment. Federal funding secures uninterrupted treatment operations while enabling local dollars to enhance the program, including a reintegration and family-stabilization track designed to keep mothers and children together through treatment, discharge, and beyond. The program integrates GBHWC specialty services with established community partners to deliver a full continuum of care and is positioned for long-term sustainability through a planned transition to a community-based, subcontracted operating model under GBHWC governance and oversight.

Performance extends from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, in Guam. This is a Project Grant assistance type.

Center of hope. The guam behavioral health and wellness center (gbhwc) will sustain and strengthen center of hope (COH), guam's only residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women and their children. Federal funding from the PPW-r grant will allow COH to serve up to 20 women and 80 minor children each year by securing uninterrupted treatment operations while allowing local dollars to enhance the program, including a reintegration and family-stabilization track that will keep mothers and children together through treatment, discharge, and beyond. The project unites gbhwc's own specialty programs with established community partners to deliver a full continuum of evidence-based care and positions COH for long-term sustainability through a planned transition to a community-based, subcontracted operating model under gbhwc governance and oversight.