Project Grant S184H220144

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $789,962 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to evaluate the effectiveness, implementation, and maintenance of the Collaborative Life Skills (CLS-A-FUERTE) program. This school-based intervention aims to address the significant unmet need for evidence-based treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a 5-year, $798,487 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The grant, titled "MPSI PROJECT LAUNCH: PROMOTING YOUNG CHILD WELLNESS IN DETROIT," aims to improve access to high-quality early childhood care and education, conduct behavioral health screenings, provide...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives), supports the implementation of Project COPES (Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment in School Health Centers) in Chicago public schools. The project expands integrated primary care and behavioral health services, including psychoeducation, counseling, self-regulation skill-building, and referrals to address external stressors that may...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324), provides $529,121 to Florida International University (FIU) to conduct a meta-analysis on the effects of mental health interventions delivered in schools. The project, titled "Effects of Mental Health Interventions Delivered in Schools: A Meta-Analysis," will run from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. As part of this...

This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) provides $2,250,000.00 to the Dallas County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center, doing business as Dallas Metrocare Services, to implement a comprehensive AOT program for adults with severe mental illness in Dallas County, Texas. The program aims to reduce psychiatric hospitalizations, homelessness, incarceration, and...

The Harrisburg School District (HSD) was awarded a $918,815 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant aims to improve school security and safety in the district by training school staff, local police officers, and students to recognize and respond to mental health issues and potential school violence incidents. Key activities include hiring two MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)...

This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) will support the Milwaukee Public Schools' (MPS) Success Center and the provision of social and emotional learning and mental health services. The award will...

The Detroit Recovery Project (DRP), a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in Michigan, received a $1,990,000 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). Over a 5-year period, DRP will implement Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) services with 1,650 adolescents and young adults (ages...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will fund the expansion of school-based mental health services and workforce capacity in the greater Akron, Ohio area. The $1,499,994 award to Pastoral Counseling Service of Summit County Inc. (dba Red Oak Behavioral Health) will enable the organization to train and deploy 96 non-licensed mental health professionals to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Educational Service District 112 (ESD 112) to implement an innovative school-based mental health treatment and case coordination services project in Clark County, Washington. The 3-year project will fund 3 full-time school-based therapists to provide behavioral health therapy services and case coordination to support up to 100 high-risk students in the...