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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through SAMHSA, has announced notices of funding opportunities for grant programs addressing behavioral health across the country. The grant opportunities total $39.4 million and are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities to beat the overdose epidemic and tackle the mental health crisis – two key pillars of the President’s Unity Agenda for the nation.
- Building Communities of Recovery – $6 million – This program helps to mobilize and connect a broad array of community-based resources to increase the availability and quality of long-term recovery support for individuals with substance use disorder and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders)
- Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: States – $6 million – This program promotes integration and collaboration between behavioral health and primary physical health care providers. It also supports bi-directional integrated care models that improve wellness and that better manage illness across physical and behavioral health.
- Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness – $15.2 million – This program helps implement new Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) programs in communities to support adults with serious mental illness who meet state-specific criteria for AOT. Recipients are expected to implement a multidisciplinary AOT program, working with courts, community partners, and other entities to support and facilitate community-based treatment.
- Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: Collaborative Care Model – $5.2 million – This program supports implementation of the Collaborative Care Model. This model improves care for mental and substance use conditions in primary care settings.
- Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) Grant Program – $4.6 million – This program aims to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12 to 20 in communities throughout the United States.
- Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program – $2.4 million – This program supports a comprehensive public health and evidence-based approach that enhances behavioral health services for all college students, including those at risk for suicide, depression, SMI, serious emotional disturbances (SED), and/or Substance Use Disorder (SUD) that can lead to school failure; prevents and reduces suicide and mental disorders and SUD; promotes help-seeking behavior and reduces stigma; and improves the identification and treatment of at-risk college students so they can successfully complete their studies.
For other funding announcements, see Funding.
In April, we observe Alcohol Awareness Month and acknowledge the adverse effects excessive alcohol use can have on health and wellness. It is also an opportunity to share strategies and resources available for addressing issues surrounding alcohol use. SAMHSA offers many resources in connection with this, including a Social Media toolkit.
Participate in SAMHSA’s Recovery Exchange Meeting on April 29 at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET. This event will be hosted by SAMHSA’s Office of Recovery (OR). The OR will be sharing the launch of the new training & technical assistance initiative - The SAMHSA Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge (SPARK) - as well as upcoming events for Recovery month.
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Application Due Date: Monday, May 20, 2024
The purpose of this program is to support implementation of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). The CoCM is an evidence-based, integrated care approach that addresses mental and substance use conditions in primary care settings. Care is provided by a primary care team and includes a case manager, consulting psychiatrist, and other mental health professionals. With this program, SAMHSA aims to increase the identification and treatment of mental health conditions for individuals who access care through primary care practices that too often go untreated and cause disability.
Anticipated Total Available Funding: $5,200,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 5
Application Due Date: Monday, May 20, 2024
The purpose of this program is to (a) promote full integration and collaboration in clinical practices between physical and behavioral health care; (b) support the improvement of integrated care models for physical and behavioral health care to improve overall wellness and physical health status; and (c) promote the implementation and improvement of bidirectional integrated care services, including evidence-based or evidence-informed screening, assessment, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and recovery services for mental and substance use disorders, and co-occurring physical health conditions and chronic diseases through integrated care.
Anticipated Total Available Funding: $6,000,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 3
Application Due Date: Monday, June 3, 2024
The purpose of this program is to support states and Tribes with implementing youth (up to age 24) suicide prevention and early intervention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance use and mental health programs, foster care systems, pediatric health programs, and other child- and youth-serving organizations.
Anticipated Total Available Funding: $14,932,933
Anticipated Number of Awards: Up to 20
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Training and events are available for practitioners through SAMHSA's Training and Technical Assistance Centers. Some of these are highlighted below. Visit SAMHSA’s Practitioner Training webpage for a more complete listing.
SAMHSA Headlines offers you a biweekly update of selected upcoming trainings and webinars. However, for a broader range of activities, visit this website, as well as the training sections of individual technical assistance center websites.
Selected events are highlighted below. Note that some of them require advance registration.
Note: If you are unable to access an event or webinar or have questions, please contact the source given at the individual event URL.
Monday, April 8, 2024 11 a.m. ET (1st session: Human Trafficking (HT) and the Impact on School Communities)
This series examines human trafficking from the perspective of equity. Trafficking is viewed as one indicator of community vulnerabilities such as housing shortages, lack of mental health resources, lack of consistent, viable employment and career opportunities; insufficient or absent transportation opportunities, lack of language support and resources, communities in which neighbors and residents have precarious or no documentation. The other two sessions include:
- Monday, April 15, 2024 11 a.m. ET: Responding to Victim and Survivor Trauma
- Monday, April 22, 2024 11 a.m. ET: Healing-Centered Care
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 2 p.m. ET
Studies have estimated that it takes approximately 17 years for research to inform practice. Implementation science is the systematic study of methods to improve the translation of research to practice. This training will go over implementation science theories, methods, and frameworks that anyone can use to guide an implementation effort. Practical examples in youth mental health implementation within school-settings will be used to highlight innovative ways people can use implementation science in their own work.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 5 p.m. ET
This lecture will review current data on opioid use in youth. Treatment strategies including medication management, behavioral interventions, and harm reduction approaches will be discussed.
Thursday, April 11, 2024 1 p.m. ET
This 2-hour webinar will focus on enhancing participants’ ability to improve an individual’s motivation and engagement in treatment. Participants will learn ways to empower their clients to change by drawing out their meaning, importance, and capacity for change.
Tuesday April 16, 2024 10:45 p.m. ET
To be effective and efficient, organizations must provide their services in ways that do not inadvertently re-traumatize the teams of workers providing support to their clients. Becoming trauma-informed means adapting practices, policies, physical spaces and more to make services more accessible for everyone, including the workers. This class helps learners conceptualize the nature of this problem and offers practices that reduce the risk of re-traumatization.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 12:30 - 2 p.m. ET
Join us for an informative webinar on the critical issue of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) within the Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) community. Learning objectives include –
- Explore the prevalence and impact of IPV within the SMVF community
- Review the resources available for IPV intervention and support
- Discover strategies to foster healing and recovery for those who have experienced IPV
- Understand approaches to guide people who carry out IPV towards healthier relationship behaviors
- Learn from best practices in identifying and addressing IPV
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 2 p.m. ET
Session attendants will learn about the types of bullying, strategies to disrupt bullying in schools, and focus specifically on how to leverage school resource officers, bus drivers, and other safety personnel in their bullying prevention efforts.
Wednesday, April 18, 2024 11 a.m. ET
Dive into the world of generative artificial intelligence (AI) with an engaging 90-minute webinar that demystifies Large Language Models (LLMs) and their practical applications. This webinar will offer a blend of theory and hands-on activities, including article summarization and brainstorming AI-driven intervention strategies for substance misuse prevention scenarios.
Friday, April 19, 2024 12 p.m.
Hybrid service delivery is a mixture of in-person sessions with videoconferencing sessions and may include phone check-ins. Hybrid service delivery models are known for providing flexibility, especially to clients with access issues, such as clients living in rural areas or those with transportation issues. Join the online consultation session every third Friday of the month to ask questions and discuss/share hybrid service delivery tips for practitioners.
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By: CAPT Maryann Robinson, Ph.D., RN, Director, Division of Trauma and Disaster Behavioral Health, Center for Mental Health Services, Anne Reim, M.P.H., Division of Trauma and Disaster Behavioral Health, Center for Mental Health Services and Maggie Jarry, M.Div., M.S., Senior Advisor, Division of Trauma and Disaster Behavioral Health, Center for Mental Health Services
From devastating wildfires, tornadoes, and mudslides to mass shootings and terrorist attacks, it’s almost impossible to turn on the news these days without seeing a report about another disaster. Natural and human-caused disasters are increasing in frequency, duration, and severity. In 2023 alone, the United States experienced 114 federally declared disasters, including 28 separate weather and climate disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damages. These disasters can have a deep impact on affected people and communities, especially when multiple disasters have occurred in the same area.
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This report provides background history of the development of Peer Recovery (PR), including an overview of the current landscape of PR Programs. This report also provides a description of the variation in peer recovery rates, supervision, credentialing, and substance use disorder vs mental health.
This Advisory outlines how healthcare providers (i.e., obstetrician-gynecologists [OB-GYNs], primary care physicians, and other professionals who treat pregnant people) can take an active role in supporting the health of pregnant individuals who have OUD and their babies.
The Office of Recovery (OR) convened “Peer Possibilities: National Peer Workforce Summit” on August 23 and 24, 2023. The purpose of this Summit was to solicit feedback from stakeholders to better understand the variables that impact the expansion of the peer workforce, as well as identify gaps and scalable solutions to increase peer support across the country.
The Office of Recovery in partnership with the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), convened the Lifting Lived Experience Across Criminal Justice Settings dialogue meeting on August 15 and 16, 2023. The meeting summary report identifies solutions and outlines strategies that may support SAMHSA, the Office of Recovery, and state and local partners in their efforts to advance recovery across the criminal legal system.
The Office of Recovery convened the Peer-Operated Warm Lines Technical Expert Panel (TEP) on July 10 and 11, 2023. Warm Lines are a growing recovery support service to assist people with mental health and substance use conditions and their families.
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