The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is accepting applications for the Mental Health Awareness Training program.
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis (SAMHSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $200,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
Purpose of the Program
The purpose of this program is to:
- train individuals (e.g., school personnel and emergency services personnel including fire department and law enforcement personnel, veterans, armed services members and their families, etc.) to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders and how to safely de-escalate crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness and
- provide education on resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness and other relevant resources, including how to establish linkages with school and/or community-based mental health agencies. With this program, SAMHSA aims to increase the number of individuals prepared and trained on how to respond to individuals with mental disorders appropriately and safely.
The populations of focus for the MHAT program include the following:
- Teachers and relevant school personnel (e.g., school resource officers, security officers, truancy officers, support staff, transportation providers, afterschool providers) who interact with children and youth in a school setting.
- Law enforcement and emergency services personnel (e.g., paramedics, firefighters, emergency medical technicians) who are in regular contact with the general public and may need to safely de-escalate crisis situations.
- Institutions of higher education personnel who interact with college students.
- Families, caregivers, and service providers in contact with armed services personnel, veterans, and their families.
- Parents and caregivers of children and youth with or at risk for a serious emotional disturbance or youth experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
- Primary and specialty providers of medical care who provide prevention and treatment services to the general public (e.g., obstetricians who treat women with post-partum depression; general practitioners who interact with patients with cooccurring disorders).
- Community leaders, faith-based leaders, and other trusted individuals and organizations within diverse racial, and ethnic, sexual and gender minority communities.
SAMHSA recognizes American Indian/Alaska Native children have higher levels of obesity, obesity-related cardiovascular issues, mental health concerns, suicide, toxic stress, substance use disorder, injury and violence, exposure to environmental hazards. More specifically, AI/AN children and adolescents have the highest rates of lifetime major depressive episodes and the highest self-reported depression rates than other ethnic/racial groups. The suicide death rate for young adults between the ages of 15 to 19 is more than double that of non-Hispanic whites. Therefore, SAMHSA will make at least two awards to tribes or tribal organizations., and they begin to use and abuse alcohol and other drugs at younger ages, and at higher rates than other ethnic/racial groups. The suicide death rate for young adults between the ages of 15 to 19 is more than double that of non-Hispanic whites. Therefore, SAMHSA will make at least two awards to tribes or tribal organizations.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Available Funding: $4,412,361
- Estimated Award Amount: Up to $200,000 per year per award
- Length of Project Period: Up to 3 years
Eligible Applicants
Eligibility is statutorily limited to States and Territories, including the District of Columbia, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations and private non-profit entities.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
