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S  AMHSA 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
 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.
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center 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 Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success grants. The purpose of this grant program is to prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse and its related problems, while strengthening prevention capacity and infrastructure at the community and state levels.
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 92 grants of up to $1,000,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, March 6, 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, 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 substance use disorder 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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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 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.
Application Due Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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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 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/Serious Mental Illness and their families, and to promote the coordination of these services. This Center is a key component of SAMHSA Children’s Mental Health Initiative.
SAMHSA plans to issue 1 grant of up to $3,000,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (System of Care [SOC] Expansion and Sustainability Grants). The purpose of this program is to improve the mental health outcomes of children and youth, birth through age 21, with serious emotional disturbance, and their families.
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 28 grants of up to $3,000,000 per year for up to 4 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, February 3, 2020
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The 2020 Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) Capacity Building Opportunity will offer intensive individualized consultation, training, and peer-to-peer support for up to 25 peer-run, recovery community, family-run, collegiate recovery, recovery high school, or youth and young adult-run organizations in one of the five designated focus areas.
The five areas include:
- Partnering with State Systems to Advance Recovery
- Developing an Integrated Workforce
- Building Infrastructure and Organizational Capacity
- Sustaining Access to Treatment and Recovery in Educational Settings
- Supporting Reintegration
Note: To help assess whether the Capacity Building Opportunity is a good fit for your organization's needs, the BRSS TACS team is holding an informational webinar on Monday, January 13, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will discuss the background of the Capacity Building Opportunity, objectives, benefits, and logistics of participation, as well as answer questions from the audience. Sign up today! Applications are due by 8 p.m. EST on February 3, 2020.
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Friday, January 10, 2020 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
This webinar includes a description of supported employment and supported education principles and practices, a brief overview of the research, and identification of the roles of mental health practitioners, employment and education specialists, Vocational Rehabilitation counselors, family members, employers and educators to support people’s work and school efforts.
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Monday, January 13, 2020 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
To help assess whether the Capacity Building Opportunity (see item in Funding Opportunities) is a good fit for your organization's needs, SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) team is holding an informational webinar. The webinar will discuss the background of the Capacity Building Opportunity, objectives, benefits, and logistics of participation, as well as answer questions from the audience.
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Monday, January 13, 2020 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST
This interactive two-part 90-minute webinar series will incorporate an ecological perspective to understanding the adolescent ‘world.’ Content will inform on how providers can support youth through using effective tools, strategies, and interventions that help engage and motivate adolescents toward healthy behavior change in health care and behavioral health settings. Part 1 of this webinar will: Identify the brain anatomy and functions; Define youth developmental stages, tasks, and correlation with behaviors; and Review ecological systems theory to understand adolescent development and influences.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST
Part 2 of this webinar will: Explore impacting risk and protective factors on adolescent behavior; Strategies and theoretical perspectives; Special populations; and Review recovery support services for youth.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:00 a.m. EST
This webinar will discuss how healthcare organizations can ensure that awareness, adoption, and implementation of the national CLAS Standards incorporate this more inclusive definition of culture in order to better serve individuals involved in the criminal justice system and reentry programs.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020 1:00 p.m. EST
The need for safe, stable, and affordable housing is a critical component in the recovery process. This webinar will provide foundational information regarding “housing as an intervention." It will assist providers to strengthen their knowledge regarding best practices to advance affordable housing opportunities in their organization for people with substance use disorders in recovery.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST
This presentation will help participants explore the causes of community disengagement, and provide tips and strategies for facilitating meaningful participation of underserved populations in community change efforts.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
The cannabis regulatory debate facing the nation today has direct parallels to the policy debate at the repeal of federal Prohibition when states were granted the express authority to regulate and tax alcohol. At the end of the session, participants will have an understanding of the rationale behind the recommendations that created the blueprint for the alcohol regulatory framework in the U.S., and how this framework takes shape in their communities. Participants will be able to describe how the cannabis debate has renewed a dialogue about public health and safety considerations applicable to alcohol.
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Thursday, January 16, 2020 1:00 p.m. EST
Recovery can be supported by practices and services that encourage participant engagement, community inclusion, valued social roles, and overall wellness. This webinar series introduces the concept of recovery from serious mental illness, and many of the evidence-based and promising practices that support recovery. This session focuses on how to support someone obtaining and maintaining employment.
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Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
OpenNotes is an international effort where patients are given access to their medical records and clinical notes. This webinar will introduce the concept of OpenNotes; explore the evidence in mental health and Serious Mental Illness; review how OpenNotes can be trialed today often using patient portals; and suggest tips for how to use sharing of electronic medical records to improve overall care.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
In this webinar, Michael Tynan from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss e-cigarette and vaping trends among youth. Several factors have contributed to the popularity of e-cigarettes, including advertising and the vast array of available flavors.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. EST
The Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF) is most transformative at the local level. This webinar details the installation process at the district, community, and school level that results in a comprehensive ISF action plan.
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Thursday, January 23, 2020 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST
The primary steps outlined in this webinar have been designed to support child and family-serving organizations to learn how to create effective policies, systems, and internal agency changes to reduce health disparities, in order to achieve health equity within a measurable time frame.
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Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:00 p.m.
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, January 23, 2020 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) invites you to join national experts in a conversation about how employers can support the success of people living with mental illness or substance use disorders in the workplace. This webinar will present strategies for the recruitment, hiring, and retention of employees in recovery. Presenters will offer their expertise in human resource policies and practices, and in encouraging a recovery-oriented workplace culture.
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