Headlines: Up to $114.2 Million Available in Grants

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SAMHSA Headlines
www.samhsa.gov  •  1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727) March 27, 2014
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News

Under these collaboratives, local courts work with multiple criminal justice system components and local community treatment and recovery providers to address the behavioral health needs of adults who are involved with the criminal justice system.
SAMHSA and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a joint agreement to fund and perform community-level behavioral health assessment and monitoring. Ten pilot sites were selected for funding in January 2014.
The awards program recognizes consumer/peer leaders and TV and film professionals who use their work and personal stories of resilience to demonstrate that people with mental health and/or substance use disorders can and do recover and lead meaningful lives.
These grants are designed to develop and improve the capacity of minority community-based organizations to more effectively serve their communities in terms of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention services.
The purpose of these grants is to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan to expand and sustain the system of care approach to providing services for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families.
The purpose of this program is to enhance the effort to network the 105 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) throughout the United States to promote behavioral health, expand campus service capacity, and facilitate workforce development.
The purpose of this program is to enhance or develop the infrastructure of states and their treatment service systems to increase capacity to provide accessible, effective, comprehensive, coordinated/integrated, and evidence-based treatment services; permanent housing; peer supports; and other critical services.

Upcoming Events

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APRIL
The workshop will feature presentations on and discussion of how to provide effective interventions to reduce the incidence and prevalence of negative cognitive, affective, and behavioral outcomes among youth.
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APRIL
A year-long series that focuses on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) population in various service systems and trauma types.
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APRIL
This webinar series focuses on complex trauma and polyvictimization as they affect a wide range of populations and offers useful tools to a broad range of professionals.

Resources

NSDUH Report: Recent Declines in Adolescent Inhalant Use