State AgencyPartnership for Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental Health

The summary for the State AgencyPartnership for Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental Health 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 Health Resources and Services Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

State AgencyPartnership for Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental Health: These incentive grants promote the ability of State Title V Maternal and Child Health Programs to develop and model partnerships with State mental health, substance abuse, health care financing, education, human services, justice and other relevant agencies for improving the mental health status of school-aged children and adolescents. Anticipated outcomes of State efforts include improved early identification of young people with mental disorders; enhanced capacity to serve young people with mental disorders and their families; more effective coordination of State agency activities relevant to young peoples mental health, including prevention and service efforts; and better social acceptance of young peoples mental health needs by the cultural and ethnic groups that compose a States population. States are expected to include families, youth, and private sector organizations in their efforts as well as to develop strategies for implementing recomme! ndations of the Presidents New Freedom Commissions Report on Mental Health and addressing relevant mental health objectives of Healthy People 2010.