Continuum of Care News

Grant Announcement National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health Application Due Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 SAMHSA is accepting applications for National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health grant. The purpose of this program is to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to increase the access to, effectiveness of, and dissemination of evidence-based mental health services for children, youth and young adults (through age 21) with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED)/Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and their families, and to promote the co

Grant Announcement Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts   Application Due Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 SAMHSA is accepting applications for Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult Treatment Drug Courts (ATDC), Adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts or Family Treatment Drug Courts (FTDC). The purpose of this program is to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services in existing drug courts. The program recognizes the need for treatment instead of incarceration for individuals with SUDs. SAMHSA plans to issue 25 grants of up to $400,000 per year for up to 5 years. Learn More A

Apply to present at NHSDC and show us your data stuff! NHSDC Spring 2020 Conference: Call for Session Proposa

VA contacts Veterans during first-year of transition #VetResources  - for Veterans, their Families, Caregivers, and Survivors Sign up for this weekly newsletter at www.VA.gov/VetResources View and share as a webpage Traveling Veteran Coordinator – Traveling for the Winter? If you are enrolled in health care with VA, you will receive the same care while traveling as you would at home. A Traveling Veteran Coordinator will help coordinate with the alternate facility, but you need to tell your care team about your plans before you travel. LEARN MORE  VA launches 'Solid Start' to proactively contact Veterans during first-year of transition Veterans in their first year of military to civilian transition will learn about VA programs and benefits through the new  Solid Start  program. VA will reach out to new Veterans three times during the

See how one community organized a coordinated response to address social determinants of health. Using data to drive housing interventions and reduce public costs Wednesday, Dec. 18 | 2pm ET / 11am PT  Many communities understand the benefits of addressing social determinants of health, but it can be difficult to get health care systems, government funders, and service providers to work together. This webinar  describes how the city of Boise, ID is sharing data with healthcare systems and other agencies to give people experiencing homelessness the support they need to regain independence. Register today to see how you can: Promote data sharing across housing and health care Demonstrate the monetary impact of a program Advocate effectively to bring more resources to bear Gain a new perspective on how to use data to advocate for changes that reduce costs and i