HHS and the Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration unveiled grant awards totalling $45.1 million for mental health and substance use services.
The grants will be used for a variety of mental health initiatives, with $15.3 million specifically allocated toward services for children and youth, according to a July 24 news release from HHS.
The awards for youth services will be put toward children and families who have experienced traumatic events and services specific to young people of transitional ages who are at risk for, or have serious mental health conditions.
Here is an overview of how the grants will be distributed:
- Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals ($7.5 million)
- Project AWARE-Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education ($6.5 million)
- National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative – Category III: Community Treatment and Service Centers ($5.4 million)
- Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment ($4 million)
- Minority AIDS Initiative: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High Risk for HIV/AIDS ($4 million)
- Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders Program ($2.3 million)
- Adult Reentry Program ($2 million)
- Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers ($1.7 million)
- Targeted Capacity Expansion (Special Projects ($1.1 million)
- Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program ($1 million)
- State Pilot Grant Program for Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women ($3.6 million)
- Statewide Family Network Program ($1.1 million)
- Statewide Consumer Network Program ($1 million)
- Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic - Improvement and Advancement Grant ($3.9 million)
More information on each of the initiatives can be found here.