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Supportive Housing Services Grants
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting applications for fiscal year 2009 Services in Supportive Housing grants. The program will fund services for chronically homeless individuals and families, in coordination with existing supportive housing programs. The agency plans to award four grants of up to $400,000 per year for up to 5 years. The application deadline is April 17, 2009. To download the grant application, visit
Evidence-Based Community Services
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is offering a Knowledge Informing Transformation (KIT) packet. The packet gives information to help mental health providers develop community-based services for people with serious mental illnesses. Order a free CD/DVD of the KIT from SAMHSA by calling 877–726–4727, or download the KIT at
https://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/CommunitySupport/toolkits/community
Adolescent, Family Treatment Grants
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting applications for fiscal year 2009 for Family Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Grants for Adolescents and their Families. The program will provide substance abuse services to adolescents, their primary caregivers, and older transition-age youth. The agency plans to award 13 grants of up to $300,000 a year for up to 3 years. Application deadline is April 24, 2009. Download the form at
www.samhsa.gov/grants/2009/ti_09_002.aspx
Addiction Treatment Manual
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration has free copies of a new training manual, which provides training information that serves to introduce substance abuse treatment professionals to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. For more information, contact SAMHSA at 1–877-SAMHSA-7 or
Drug-Free Communities
New grant funds are available for existing grantees of the Drug-Free Communities Support Mentoring Program. The application deadline is April 24. The program is a partnership between the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. For more information on the program, visit
www.ondcp.gov/dfc/mentor_grant_progr.html
Diversion, Trauma Recovery Grants
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting applications for fiscal year 2009 for the Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Program-Priority to Veterans grants. The grants will address the needs of individuals with posttraumatic stress disorders and trauma-related disorders involved in the justice system. The agency plans to award six grants of up to $394,000 a year for up to 5 years. Application deadline is April 28, 2009. To download the form, visit
www.samhsa.gov/grants/2009/sm_09_004.aspx
Behavioral Research Web Site
The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research has enhanced its Web site so that scientists, advocacy groups, and the public can view key information on behavioral and social science research at the National Institutes of Health. The site contains searchable information on funding opportunities and key scientific areas, as well as a calendar of news, events, and video casts of lectures. Visit the site at
State Mental Health Reports
Short reports on the prevalence of substance abuse and mental health problems for each U.S. state and the District of Columbia are now available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The “States in Brief” reports also provide data on treatment facilities, admission data, and funding. They are available online at
Road to Recovery Web Site
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has launched a new Web site with information about activities leading up to National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in September 2009, the 20th anniversary of “Recovery Month.” Go to
