Biden administration awards $88M in grants for youth mental health, substance use treatment

The Biden administration has awarded more than $88 million in grants to support youth mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs.

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The grants include $42.2 million for Project Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education, which focuses on school-based mental health programs and services, according to an Aug. 11 news release.

Other grants include $17.5 million for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, $15.3 million for Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals, $4.7 million for Assertive Community Treatment and $4.6 million for Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment.

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