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|  SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Statewide Consumer Network grant program (SCN). The purpose of this program is to improve efforts to address the needs of adults with serious mental illness (SMI) by developing and/or expanding peer support services, peer leadership, and peer engagement strategies statewide. The population of focus is adults with SMI, including those who are underserved and under-represented (e.g., consumers from ethnic, racial, and cultural minority groups); veterans; individuals who are chronically homeless; individuals with co-occurring disorders (COD); sexual orientation and gender identity minorities; and individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system.
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 12 awards of up to $95,000 per year for up to 3 years.
Application Due Date: Monday January 4, 2021
 Training and events are available for practitioners through SAMHSA’s Training and Technical Assistance Centers. Some of these are highlighted below. Visit SAMHSA’s Practitioner Training webpage for a more complete listing.
SAMHSA Headlines offers you a biweekly update of selected upcoming trainings and webinars. However, for a broader range of activities, visit this website, as well as the training sections of individual technical assistance center websites.
Selected events are highlighted below. Note that some of them require advance registration.
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Monday, December 21, 2020 12:30 p.m. ET Mental Health Providers are skilled at helping others manage emotional difficulties and crises, but how good are we at asking for help when we need it? During this presentation, we will talk about when and how to get support for yourself. We will also talk about how to give yourself permission to need support from others, and share ideas about reaching out when you need it.  This compendium details crisis intervention services, best practices, and related components of crisis services, for use by a wide array of community leaders and health care providers to work toward better outcomes for Americans in crisis. The book is composed of SAMHSA’s “National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care: Best Practice Toolkit” and related papers on crisis services.
SAMHSA is accepting applications for Statewide Family Network grant program (SFN). The purpose of this program is to more effectively respond to the needs of children, youth, and young adults with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and their families by providing information, referrals, and support; and to create a mechanism for families to participate in state and local mental health services planning and policy development.
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 10 awards of up to $95,000 for up to 3 years.
Application Due Date: Monday January 4, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the 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 for children and youth, birth through age 21, with serious emotional disturbances (SED), and their families. This program will support the implementation, expansion, and integration of the SOC approach by creating sustainable infrastructure and services that are required as part of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families Program (also known as the Children’s Mental Health Initiative or CMHI).
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 15 awards of up to $3,000,000 per year for up to 4 years. Application Due Date: Friday, February 5, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Mental Health Awareness Training grants (MHAT). The purpose of this program is to: - Train individuals (e.g., school personnel, emergency first responders, law enforcement, veterans, armed services members and their families) to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, particularly serious mental illness (SMI) and/or serious emotional disturbances (SED)
- Establish linkages with school- and/or community-based mental health agencies to refer individuals with the signs or symptoms of mental illness to appropriate services
- Train emergency services personnel, law enforcement, fire department personnel, veterans, and others to identify persons with a mental disorder and employ crisis de-escalation techniques
- Educate individuals about resources that are available in the community for individuals with a mental disorder.
It is expected that this program will prepare and train others on how to respond appropriately and safely to individuals with mental disorders, particularly individuals with SMI and/or SED.
SAMHSA plans to issue approximately 134 awards of up to $125,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, February 5, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention grant program. The purpose of this program is to develop a comprehensive, collaborative, well-coordinated, and evidence-based approach to: - Enhance mental health services for all college students, including those at risk for suicide, depression, serious mental illness(SMI)/serious emotional disturbances (SED), and/or substance use disorders that can lead to school failure
- Prevent mental and substance use disorders
- Promote help-seeking behavior and reduce negative public attitudes
- Improve the identification and treatment of at-risk college students so they can successfully complete their studies. It is expected that this program will reduce the adverse consequences of SMI/SED and substance use disorders, including suicidal behavior, substance-related injuries, and school failure
SAMHSA plans to issue approximately 24 awards of up $102,000 per year for up to 3 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, February 5, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program (Native Connections). The purpose of this program is to prevent suicide and substance misuse, reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth through the age of 24 years. Native Connections is intended to reduce the impact of mental and substance use disorders, foster culturally responsive models that reduce and respond to the impact of trauma in AI/AN communities, and allow AI/AN communities to facilitate collaboration among agencies to support youth as they transition into adulthood.
SAMHSA plans to issue approximately 29 awards of up to $250,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, February 8, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families grant program (Youth and Family TREE). The purpose of this program is to enhance and expand comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery support services for adolescents (ages 12-18) and transitional aged youth (ages 16-25) with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD), and their families/primary caregivers.
SAMHSA plans to issue approximately 17 awards of up to $545,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, February 8, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Disaster Distress Helpline. The purpose of this program is to: (1) manage, enhance, and strengthen the Lifeline that routes individuals in the United States to a network of certified crisis centers that link to local emergency, mental health, and social services resources; and (2) support the Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) to assist residents in the United States and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress resulting from disasters and traumatic events.
SAMHSA plans to issue 1 award of up to $18,228,788 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) – Category I, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (National Center) cooperative agreement. The purpose of the National Center is to develop and maintain a collaborative network structure, support resource and policy development and dissemination, and coordinate the network’s national child trauma education and training efforts.
SAMHSA plans to issue 1 award of up to $6,000,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, February 12, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) – Category II, Treatment and Service Adaptation (TSA) Centers (NCTSI-II). 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 up to 29 awards of up to $600,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, February 12, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) – Category III, Community Treatment and Service (CTS) Centers (NCTSI - III). The purpose of this program is to provide and increase access to effective trauma-focused treatment and services systems in communities for children and adolescents, and their families who experience traumatic events throughout the nation.
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 62 awards of up to $400,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Friday, February 12, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST Program) grants. The purpose of this program is to assist high-risk youth and families and promote resilience and equity in communities that have recently faced civil unrest through implementation of evidence-based, violence prevention, and community youth engagement programs, as well as linkages to trauma-informed behavioral health services.
SAMHSA plans to issue 6 awards of $1,000,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, February 15, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Building Communities of Recovery (Short Title: BCOR). The purpose of this program is to mobilize resources within, and outside of, the recovery community to increase the prevalence and quality of long-term recovery support from substance abuse and addiction.
SAMHSA plans to issue 19 awards of $200,000 per year for up to 3 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, February 15, 2021 | SAMHSA is accepting applications for Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) - State Education Agency (SEA) grants (AWARE-SEA). The purpose of this program is to build or expand the capacity of State Educational Agencies, in partnership with State Mental Health Agencies (SMHAs) overseeing school-aged youth, and with three local education agencies (LEAs) to: - Increase awareness of mental health issues among school-aged youth
- Provide training for school personnel and other adults who interact with school-aged youth to detect and respond to mental health issues
- Connect school-aged youth who may have behavioral health issues (including serious emotional disturbance (SED) or serious mental illness (SMI), and their families, to needed services
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 5 awards of up to $1,800,000 per year for up to 5 years. Application Due Date: Monday, February 15, 2021 | SAMHSA is allowing flexibility for grant recipients affected by the loss of operational capacity and increased costs due to the COVID-19 crisis. These flexibilities are available during this emergency time period. Flexibility may be reassessed upon issuance of new guidance by the Office of Management and Budget post the emergency time period. Continue to check for updated information and resources to assist grant recipients during the COVID-19 emergency. | These FAQs address general questions associated with award and management of SAMHSA discretionary grants that may arise in relation to COVID-19. This information does not apply to SABG, MHBG, PATH or PAIMI grants. Applicants and grant recipients are strongly encouraged to continue to check for updated information and resources. | Tuesday, December 22, 2020 3:00 p.m. ET This session features traditional Native American storytelling, along with time for discussion on what can be learned from the stories, as well as the ways these stories can be incorporated by Native American providers into their work with patients. Traditionally, the storyteller needed to be an excellent psychologist and able to understand peoples’ perspectives. A story might be used in treatment to help a patient come to a realization in a culturally informed way. | Monday, January 4, 2021 3:00 p.m. ET Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a multidisciplinary, team-based model that provides intensive community-based and outreach-oriented services to people who experience the most severe and persistent mental illness. The vast majority also have a co-occurring substance use disorder and many experience comorbid medical illnesses as well as homelessness. This is a vulnerable population and their providers–ACT teams–are at elevated risk themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic. These meetings provide an opportunity for ACT teams to connect with one other, share strategies and resources for adapting team practices and communications, and share the most up-to-date resources. In addition, a Virtual Discussion Forum helps organize information, resources, and strategies used across teams. You can participate in the forum as a guest, or sign up as a member. | Tuesday, January 6, 2021 12:30 p.m. ET This six-week distance learning series offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the role of systems change in substance misuse prevention. The distance learning series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, reading assignments, and group discussion. Other session dates include: - January 13, 2021
- January 20, 2021
- January 27, 2021
- February 3, 2021
- February 10, 2021
| The goal of this guide is to provide interventions to treat for suicidal ideation, self-harm, and suicide attempts among youth. It provides research on implementation and examples of the ways that these recommendations can be implemented. | In 2019, opioid use disorder decreased significantly to 1.6 million from 2.0 million in 2018, suggesting that efforts to increase access to Medication-Assisted Treatment psychosocial and community recovery supports have made a significant impact. | | We appreciate your feedback! Please send your questions, comments, and suggestions to the SAMHSA Headlines Team. You can call us at 1-877-SAMHSA-7, or email us at SAMHSAHeadlines@samhsa.hhs.gov. We look forward to hearing from you. You are receiving this message because of your existing relationship with SAMHSA email updates. If you no longer wish to receive SAMHSA Headlines, go to "Update My Profile" and check the box under "Check to Delete" for SAMHSA Headlines and submit. For further assistance, please contact samhsainfo@samhsa.hhs.gov. Was this email forwarded to you? To receive future SAMHSA Headlines directly from SAMHSA, subscribe. | |
