Continuum of Care News

December Deadlines Approaching for Grant Applications Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders Program Application Due Date: Friday, December 21, 2018 SAMHSA is accepting applications for Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults With Serious Mental Disorders Program (Healthy Transitions) grants. The purpose of this program is to improve access to treatment and support services for youth and young adults, ages 16-25, who have a serious emotional disturbance (SED) or a serious mental illness (SMI), hereafter referred to as serious mental disorders. It is expected that this program will improve emotional and behavioral health functioning so that this population of youth and young adults can maximize their potential to assume adult roles and responsibilities and lead full and productive lives. SAMHSA plans to issue up to 14 grants...

Data on Individual Adults New Edition of Homelessness in America Focuses on Individual Adults   To make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time, we must better understand the populations experiencing it. In our final edition of Homelessness in America , we take a data dive into individual adults experiencing homelessness.  Read the brief.   Out-Going Council Chair Neal Rackleff Shares His Perspective on the Work Ahead  We were honored to have HUD Assistant Secretary Neal Rackleff serve as our Council Chair in 2018. As he transitions out of that role, ...