The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and SAMHSA are accepting applications for Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. The DFC Support Program has two goals: 1) Establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth; and 2) Reduce substance abuse among youth, and over time, among adults, by addressing factors in a community that increase risk and promoting factors that minimize risk of substance abuse.
SAMHSA plans to issue 150 grants of up to $125,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, July 8, 2019
The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and SAMHSA are accepting applications for Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. Eligible applicants are community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have previously received a DFC grant but experienced a lapse in funding or have concluded the first five-year funding cycle and are applying for a second five-year funding cycle.
SAMHSA plans to issue 150 grants of up to $125,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, July 8, 2019
SAMHSA is accepting applications for Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Grants (ROTA). The purpose of this program is to develop and disseminate training and technical assistance for rural communities on addressing opioid issues affecting these communities.
SAMHSA plans to issue 11 grants of up to $550,000 per year for up to 2 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, June 7, 2019
SAMHSA is accepting applications for Provider's Clinical Support System – Universities (PCSS-Universities) grants. The purpose of this program is to expand/enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for persons with an Opioid Use Disorder seeking or receiving MAT, through ensuring the education and training of students in the medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner fields. This program's focus is to ensure students fulfill the training requirements needed to obtain a DATA waiver to prescribe MAT in office-based settings.
SAMHSA plans to issue 20 grants of up to $150,000 per year for up to 3 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, June 7, 2019
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Monday, May 12, 2019 – Saturday, May 18, 2019
National Prevention Week (NPW) is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, mental illness, substance use disorders, or both. Each year around this observance, communities and organizations across the country come together to raise awareness about the importance of substance prevention and positive mental health. Watch a video of Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use kick off NPW by discussing the power of prevention!
Thursday, May 16, 2019 – 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
During this webinar, participants will learn how SAMHSA's Tips for Teens series can be used and integrated in youth-to-youth substance use prevention efforts in their own communities, and hear firsthand from youth champions who are successfully engaging their peers in substance abuse prevention. View other National Prevention Week webinars. See related Tips for Teens Factsheets.
May 20, 2019 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET
SAMHSA, the Administration for Community Living, and the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging invite you to this event, which is designed to raise public awareness around the mental health of older Americans and spur actions to address their needs by promoting evidence-based approaches to mental health and substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery supports. The event will be live webcast, and registration is required.
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SAMHSA's Tips for Teens Series, specifically designed for teens, addresses the risks, statistics, and myths about various substances that teens may use. The series includes new Tips for Teens fact sheets on opioids and e-cigarettes. See related May 16 Webinar.
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Why is it that suicide occurs so frequently in our young people? There are likely to be many factors that contribute to the depression and hopelessness that characterizes suicidality. Given that, we should consider those circumstances and situations that may play a role and are able to be modified. I want to mention two areas that I hope will be given consideration as we try to help our youth to learn alternatives to self-harm.
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