Capacity Building for Suicide Prevention

The summary for the Capacity Building for Suicide Prevention grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the US Mission to Kazakhstan, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Capacity Building for Suicide Prevention: Project Goal: Strengthen Kazakhstan's ability to confront mental health challenges by promoting increased citizen awareness, formalized government support, and broader civil society capacity. Project Audience(s): Includes but is not limited to mental health professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, school counselors, students of psychology/psychiatry/therapy); school administrators; crisis center hotline workers, law enforcement and first responders, civil society organizations assisting in mental health issues. Project Objectives: Objective 1: Improve the quality of support provided to at-risk individuals thoughformal certification trainings for at least 100 members of the target audience in American and international best practices in the following topics: · 1) recognize signs of someone at risk and promote resources for wellness; · 2) intervene by empowering individuals, mental health practitioners, and first responders to help those exhibiting suicidal thoughts and behaviors; · 3) create and promote post-intervention resources for recovery of suicide survivors; and · 4) counsel and provide relief for families and friends of those lost to suicide (postvention) Objective 2: Increase awareness of mental health challenges and resiliency by developing sustainable resources for suicide prevention efforts in the following areas: · Suicide Prevention Hotline · Training Resources · Peer Groups · Outreach Programs