Project Grant SM062844

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Cook County Health Bureau $999,999 on September 30, 2026, under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances program (CFDA 93.104). Cook County Health will establish CareConnect Youth, a community-based, school-linked system of care to improve access to behavioral health services for children, youth, and young adults ages 5–21 with...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $749,962 to The University of Chicago Medical Center on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) to build and operate a cross-sector alliance delivering behavioral health prevention and intervention services to youth in Chicago's Far South Side communities. The recipient will connect at-risk youth...

The National Institute of Mental Health awarded the University of Illinois $721,485 on March 15, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to develop and pilot a digital low-intensity mental health treatment technology integrated into Chicago Park District teen programming. The University of Illinois will design and implement the CPKD D-LITE, a digital screening and referral tool targeting adolescents and young adults through the Chicago Park District, which serves more...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Children's Research Triangle $499,896 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) to strengthen infant and early childhood mental health through trauma-informed integrated services. Children's Research Triangle will deliver evidence-based screening, assessment, evaluation, treatment, crisis...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Endeavor Health Clinical Operations $774,368 on September 30, 2026, to implement the Zero Suicide Framework across Endeavor Health's primary care practices and emergency departments in Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532). The project will screen approximately 89,500 patients and...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $600,000 to the University of Illinois at Chicago on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.532) to establish Project THRIVE, a trauma-informed workforce development initiative. Project THRIVE, led by the Urban Youth Trauma Center at UIC, will provide specialized training, consultation, and technical assistance to expand evidence-based,...

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Austin-Travis County Mental Health And Mental Retardation Center, operating as Integral Care, $650,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) program (CFDA 93.104). Integral Care will implement a tiered early detection screening and stepped-care intervention model for youth and young adults...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health $650,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances program (CFDA 93.104) to support the Massachusetts Psychosis Prevention Partnership (M3P). M3P is a statewide initiative to identify youth and young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis and provide evidence-based stepped-care...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $910,000 Project Grant to MC Dermott Center Inc. (doing business as Haymarket Center), a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of this 2-year grant is to increase the mental health preparedness and wellness of 250 law enforcement officers and other first responders in the Northeastern Illinois region. The key activities include conducting large group training...

The National Institute of Mental Health awarded the University of Illinois $100,228 on September 30, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to conduct qualitative research on implementation of suicide prevention evidence-based practices in outpatient pediatric behavioral health settings. The recipient will recruit pediatric mental health clinicians, youth patients ages 12–18, and patient caregivers from public outpatient child psychiatry clinics to participate in...