Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

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Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2011 for the Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW). The purpose of this program is to expand the availability of comprehensive, residential substance abuse treatment, prevention, and recovery support services for pregnant and postpartum women and their minor children, including services for non-residential family members of both the women and children. This program approaches service delivery from a family-centered perspective, meets the multiple individual needs of the population of focus, and considers the health and well-being of the family members within the context of their families and other important relationships. The PPW program supports evidence-based parenting and treatment models including trauma-specific services in a trauma-informed context that will: Decrease the use and/or abuse of prescription drugs, alcohol, tobacco, illicit and other harmful drugs (e.g., inhalants) among pregnant and postpartum women; Increase safe and healthy pregnancies; improve birth outcomes; and reduce perinatal and environmentally related effects of maternal and/or paternal drug abuse on infants and children; Improve the mental and physical health of the women and children; prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among the children; Improve parenting skills, family functioning, economic stability, and quality of life; and Decrease involvement in and exposure to crime; violence; neglect; and physical, emotional and sexual abuse for all family members. SAMHSA has identified eight Strategic Initiatives to focus the Agency's work on improving lives and capitalizing on emerging opportunities. The PPW program grants are part of SAMHSA's effort to achieve the goals of the Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Initiative and Trauma and Justice Initiative. More information on SAMHSA's Strategic Initiatives is available at the SAMHSA website: http://www.samhsa.gov/About/strategy.aspx. The populations of focus are low-income (according to Federal poverty guidelines) women, age 18 and over, who are pregnant, postpartum (the period after childbirth up to 12 months), and their minor children, age 17 and under, who have limited access to quality health services. SAMHSA has identified traditionally underserved populations, especially racial and ethnic minority women, as a population of focus. SAMHSA is especially concerned about the high morbidity and mortality rates of pregnant women and their infants among African Americans. SAMHSA recognizes the importance of early childhood as the foundation for healthy social and emotional development, so applicants should meet the needs of young children while serving all the minor children of the mothers in the program. Services should be extended to fathers of the children, partners of the women, and other family members of the women and children who do not reside in the residential treatment facility when their inclusion is deemed appropriate. PPW is one of SAMHSA's services grant programs. SAMHSA intends that its services grants result in the delivery of services as soon as possible after award. Service delivery must begin by the 4th month of the project at the latest. PPW grants are authorized under Section 508 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2020 Substance Abuse Topic Area HP 2020-SA. SAMHSA strongly encourages all grantees to provide a smoke-free workplace and to promote abstinence from all tobacco products.