SAMHSA Funds Grant for $36.9 M to Support Behavioral Health
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within HHS, https://www.samhsa.gov
recently announced $36.9 million is available in funding opportunities to support behavioral health services in the U.S.
The grant funding opportunities presented include:
- $8.1 million for "Prevention Technology Transfer Centers" to provide training and technical assistance services to prevention workforces and other patients to improve the delivery and implementation for substance use prevention strategies.
- $10 million for the "Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) to be the public health model for children, adolescents, and/or adults in primary care and community health settings.
- $5 million for "Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis" to provide trauma informed interventions to youth and young adults, up to 25 years who are at clinical high risk for psychosis.
- $6.2 million for the "First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act" to provide resources to support first responders and others with training, administering care, and the distribution of naloxone and other FDA approved opioid overdose reversal medications or devices.
- $5.4 million for "Provider's Clinical Support System-Universities" to help expand and ensure that students in health professions programs receive substance use disorder education early in their academic careers.
- $1.1 million for the "Statewide Consumer Network Program" to promote mental health and related service systems to be consumer centered and consumer driven and be targeted towards recovery and resiliency.
- $1.1 million for the "Statewide Family Network Program" to provide resources to help statewide mental health family-controlled organizations engage with family members and primary caregivers who are raising children, youth, and young adults with a serious emotional disturbance.
According to Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., HHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, reports, "SAMSHA grant programs help communities implement comprehensive and evidence-based strategies that prevent and address substance misuse and promote mental health across the country."
