HHS awarded $77 million in new grant funding for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery, community mental health, suicide prevention and crisis services.
The awards included $22.2 million for substance use prevention, $23.6 million for substance use treatment and recovery, $21.8 million for community mental health and $9.4 million for suicide prevention and crisis services, according to an Aug. 31 news release from the agency.
Here are nine things to know:
1. Strategic Prevention Framework — Partnerships for Success for Communities and Tribes: $12.2 million will support community-based substance use prevention services and expand the capacity of prevention providers serving communities and tribes.
2. Strategic Prevention Framework — Partnerships for Success for States: $10 million will support community-based substance use prevention services and expand the capacity of prevention providers serving communities and tribes.
3. Building Communities of Recovery: $9.6 million will support organizations connecting community resources to increase access to long-term recovery support for people with substance use disorders and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.
4. Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment: $8.7 million will support screening and intervention for children, adolescents and/or adults in primary care, community health settings and schools, with a focus on underage drinking, opioid use and other substance use.
5. State Pilot Program for Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women: $5.3 million will support integrated substance use disorder and maternal mental health services for pregnant and postpartum women and their families.
6. Behavioral Health and Community Safety Partnerships: $8.9 million will support communities in addressing the behavioral health effects of crime, violence and disorder and improving outcomes for affected individuals and families.
7. National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative — Category I, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS): $8 million will support the national coordinating center serving the NCTSI network, including resource development, education, training and technical assistance.
8. Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: $4.9 million will support evidence-based programs promoting healthy social-emotional development and addressing the mental health needs of infants and young children.
9. 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up Programs and Adult Suicide Prevention: $7.5 million will support follow-up services for individuals who contact 988, while $1.9 million will support community-based suicide prevention and early intervention for adults at risk for suicide.
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