Continuum of Care News

October 24, 2019 The SAMHSA Headlines—Your one-stop source for the latest from SAMHSA. Grant Application Opportunities National Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers SAMHSA is accepting applications for National Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers (Consumer and Consumer Supporter TA Centers) grants. The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance to promote evidence-based care for adults with serious mental illnesses. The entities responsible for providing technical assistance for this program may be either consumer or consumer supporter organizations. SAMHSA plans to issue 5 grants of up to $361,200 per year for up to 5 years.  Application Due Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care SAMHSA is accepting applications for Promoting Integration

HUD Partners in Addressing Homelessness - The article below, forwarded to us by the HUD Veterans Affinity Group, describes a bill which would provide additional aid to the households of homeless veterans with children.  The article makes note of the fact that the number of homeless women veterans, many of which are single parents, is growing.  The article also includes some links to a story about a bill which would provide additional funding to women veterans and their families and to other articles about homeless women veterans. This is certainly a growing subpopulation whose needs should be considered. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  From: Veterans Affinity Group Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:35 AM Subject: Bill to give homeless veterans aid to care for kids passes House unanimously Bill to give homeless veterans aid to care for kids passes House unanimously Abbie

Good Morning! The City of Philadelphia Office of Homeless Services has posted the position of Continuum of Care (CoC) System Performance Analyst . If there is interest in this position or know someone who may be a great candidate for this position, the position posting can be found using the following link . Continuum of Care (CoC) System Performance Analyst Thank you and have a great day. David A. Weathington HMIS Administrator: Policy, Planning, and Performance Office of Homeless Services 1401 John F. Kennedy Blv 10 th  Floor, Suite 1030 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 686-0373 david.weathington@phila.gov http://philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org      

Grant Announcements National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative – Category II Application Due Date: Monday, December 23, 2019 SAMHSA is accepting applications for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) - Category II, Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Centers grants. The purpose of the TSA Centers is to provide national expertise for specific types of traumatic events, population groups, and service systems, and support the specialized adaptation of effective evidence-based treatment and service approaches for communities across the nation. SAMHSA plans to issue 7 grants of up to $600,000 per year for up to 5 years.  Learn More About This Grant National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative – Category III Application Due Date: Monday, December 23, 2019 SAMHSA is accepting applications for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) - Category III, Community Treatment and Service