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 SAMHSA is accepting applications for Grants to Implement Zero Suicide in Health Systems (Zero Suicide). The Zero Suicide model is a comprehensive, multi-setting approach to suicide prevention in health systems. The purpose of this program is to implement suicide prevention and intervention programs for individuals who are 25 years of age or older. This program is designed to raise awareness of suicide, establish referral processes, and improve care and outcomes for such individuals who are at risk for suicide. Recipients will implement the Zero Suicide model throughout their health system.
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 17 grants of up to $700,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, March 30, 2020
 Training and events are available for practitioners through many of SAMHSA’s Training and Technical Assistance Centers. Some of these are highlighted below. Note that some of them require advance registration. Visit SAMHSA’s Practitioner Training webpage for a more complete listing.
Note: If you are unable to access an event or webinar or have questions, please contact the source given at the individual event URL.
 Translation of disaster materials to ensure they are accurate and culturally appropriate is vital to supporting communities before, during, and after disasters. This issue of the DTAC Bulletin provides useful resources to help.
SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) grant program. The purpose of this program is to provide pregnant and postpartum women with treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) through programs in which, during the course of receiving treatment, 1) the women reside in or receive outpatient treatment services from facilities provided by the programs; 2) the minor children of the women reside with the women in such facilities, if the women so request; and 3) the services are available to or on behalf of the women.
SAMHSA plans to issue 3 grants of up to $525,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, March 30, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Rural Emergency Medical Services Training grants (EMS Training). The purpose of this program is to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural areas. SAMHSA recognizes the great need for emergency services in rural areas and the critical role EMS personnel serve across the country.
SAMHSA plans to issue 25 grants of up to $200,000 per year for up to 4 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, March 30, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers (CORC) grants. The purpose of the program is the operation of comprehensive centers that provide a full spectrum of treatment and recovery support services to address the opioid epidemic.
SAMHSA plans to issue 2 grants of up to $850,000 per year for up to 4 years.
Application Due Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Expansion Grants (CCBHC Expansion Grants). The purpose of this program is to increase access to, and improve the quality of community mental and substance use disorder treatment services through the expansion of CCBHCs. CCBHCs provide person- and family-centered integrated services.
SAMHSA plans to issue 98 grants of up to $2,000,000 per year for up to 2 years.
Application Due Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for Planning and Developing Infrastructure to Promote the Mental Health of Children, Youth and Families in American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) Communities (Circles of Care) grants. The purpose of this program is to provide tribal and urban Indian communities with tools and resources to plan and design a holistic, evidence- and community-based, coordinated system of care to support mental health for children, youth, and families.
SAMHSA plans to issue 17 grants of up to $310,000 per year for up to 3 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, March 9, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) grant. The purpose of this program is to build national capacity for preventing suicide by providing technical assistance, training, and resources to assist states, tribes, communities, providers, practitioners and members of the public on suicide prevention strategies and best practices to address the issue of suicide.
SAMHSA plans to issue 1 grant of up to $7,586,977 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, March 9, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for a National Peer-Run Training and TA Center for Addiction Recovery Peer Support (APR-CoE) grant. The APR-CoE was authorized by Section 7152 of the SUPPORT Act for Patients and Communities. The Act specifies that TA and training must be provided to recovery community organizations (RCOs), as well as peer support networks. SAMHSA has long acknowledged the value of individuals with lived experience in assisting others in achieving and maintaining recovery from substance use disorders, and this TA Center will assist in the promotion of peer recovery support activities.
SAMHSA plans to issue 1 grant of up to $949,784 per year for up to 4 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, February 28, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for a Family Support Technical Assistance Center (Fam-CoE) grant. SAMHSA recognizes both the critical role families play in addressing mental and substance use disorders (SUDs), and the toll such disorders take on families across the country. The Fam-CoE will focus on training and education of the general public and healthcare practitioners on the importance of family supports and services, and the integration of these services into mental and SUD treatment programs. The Fam-CoE will also provide much needed resources and education directly for families.
SAMHSA plans to issue 1 grant of up to $800,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, February 28, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for a Homeless and Housing Resource Center (HHRC) grant. The purpose of this program is to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to the general public and persons working with individuals who are at risk for, or are experiencing, homelessness. The TTA will specifically address education for practitioners on addressing the needs of individuals who experience homelessness and have serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, substance use disorders, and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.
SAMHSA plans to issue 1 grant of up to $800,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, February 28, 2020
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Thursday, February 6, 2020 1:00 p.m. EST
This webinar series will introduce participants to recovery from Serious Mental Illness and many of the evidence-based and promising practices that support recovery. This session focuses on how to support individuals to begin or return to higher education.
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Friday, February 7, 2020 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
In this webinar, strategies to promote interprofessional collaboration and teamwork will be presented using lessons learned from Assertive Community Treatment in New York.
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Friday, February 7, 2020 12:00 p.m. EST
This second webinar in a two-part, three-hour interactive training introduces and guides learners through the use of a brief, user-friendly, self-assessment tool, developed to support individual reflection and enhancement of motivational interviewing (MI) practice. Participants will use the self-assessment tool to review audio recordings of MI sessions and discuss how to implement personal use of the tool within their unique work setting.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
This webinar will focus on Native veterans, including a historical overview that delves into the history of Native Americans in the military, historical trauma, PTSD, suicide approaches to assessment and treatment, traditional beliefs and healing practices, and honoring self through Native American teachings and wisdom.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020 1:00 p.m. EST
This session will provide an overview of housing models that address housing discrimination and stigma. Additionally, a review of best practices to ensure collaboration with established systems of care to prevent homelessness will be discussed.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST
This is the third webinar in the 6-part webinar series, “Creating Trauma-Responsive Schools.” This particular webinar is designed to educate the school system including administrators, educators, and other school staff about the key principles and domains of a trauma-responsive school system. The training outlines a framework for trauma-responsive schools and aligns trauma-informed practices and interventions with the Multi-tiered System of Support Framework.
The final three webinars are on March 18, 2020, April 15, 2020 and May 13, 2020. Learn more about the six-part series and register for all six webinars here.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2020 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST
This webinar is the first of a three-part series that will explore the various platforms and contexts in which Peer Support Specialists are using technology to deliver these services. Part 1 will explore the landscape of digital peer support services platforms across the globe and present on program effectiveness with people with a lived experience of a mental health.
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Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST
This webinar will provide an overview of the prevention workforce needs assessment that was conducted beginning in September 2018 and present outcomes and key findings.
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Thursday, February 13, 2020 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
This is the third webinar of a 4-part series on the principles and practices of recovery-oriented care. This webinar will focus on the question of whether clinical care can be recovery-oriented. The fourth webinar in this series will take place on March 1, 2020.
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Thursday, February 13, 2020 1:00 p.m. EST
The Peer Support Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (PS ECHO) is a movement to share knowledge, and amplify capacity to provide best practices. The PS ECHO is an online community for Peer Recovery Specialist and Mental Health Peers to: share community and statewide resources; learn new skills and tools for doing peer work; and meet and connect with other peers.
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Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST
Long-acting injectable (LAI) medications are underutilized by patients with severe mental illness despite strong evidence for their clinical benefit. This webinar will provide a practical guide for LAI use, as well as discuss the evidence in support of LAI medications and potential reasons for the low rates of LAI use in the United States.
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Friday, February 14, 2020 1:30 p.m. EST
This webinar will introduce recent clinically relevant information that should influence treatment practices and improve provision of evidence-based care for nicotine dependence for people with serious mental illness who smoke.
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 11:30 a.m. EST
This presentation will provide a clear understanding between a healthy dating relationship and an unhealthy dating relationship. Learning objectives include describe statistics of teen dating violence; define healthy vs unhealthy relationships; recognize warning signs; develop healthy communication skills; establish setting boundaries; and identify substance use.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. EST
Build your MI skills through a series of interactive calls via Zoom to build practice skills towards fidelity. Other sessions in the series will take place March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, and December 16, 2020.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:30 p.m. EST
This presentation will provide an overview of theories and evidence regarding the benefits of youth community engagement to organizations (e.g., strengthening youth-focused prevention programs and policies) and to youth themselves (e.g., promoting a sense of empowerment and meaningful contribution). This presentation will also provide developmentally informed information and suggestions for practitioners and organizations to engage youth in a way that promotes youth development.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020 1:00 p.m. EST
This webinar series will introduce you to recovery from Serious Mental Illness and many of the evidence-based and promising practices that support recovery. This session focuses on practices that support independent community living.
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Thursday, February 20, 2020 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
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Thursday, February 20, 2020 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
This webinar is the fourth in a series of six that explains the stages of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework. The series will explain the importance of each stage and what aspects of the strategic planning process they cover, techniques for completing each stage, and strategies for overcoming obstacles. The remaining 2 webinars will take place on March 16, and March 26, 2020.
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Thursday, February 20, 2020 1:00 p.m. EST
During this webinar, participants will learn about the ways in which stigma undermines treatment opportunities and increases individuals’ shame that can lead to adverse outcomes, including overdose.
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Thursday, February 20, 2020 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST
This webinar will highlight the importance of increasing workforce diversity for achieving health equity. Presenters will briefly outline the purpose of the six areas in strengthening workforce diversity. Then, participants will have the opportunity to complete a self-assessment instrument and explore the different aspects of each area.
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