Supplements to State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement

The summary for the Supplements to State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement 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 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Supplements to State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announces the availability of funds to expand/enhance grant activities funded under the State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement. The purpose of this program supplement is to support mental health prevalence estimation and related associations in State populations. The effort is part of the SAMHSA/CDC Intra-Agency Agreement, in which the Mental Health and Stigma Module will be added to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for prevalence estimation of serious psychological distress. The DIG Supplement will support State mental health agencies to coordinate and partner with respective State public health agency contacts who implement the BRFSS. DIG grantees will provide coordination, State data analyses and information dissemination activities that can assist in State program development. This DIG supplement effort builds on an Intra-agency Agreement between SAMHSA and the Centers for Disease Control in which the Mental Health and Stigma Module will be added to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) for developing State prevalence estimates on serious psychological distress. Serious psychological distress (SPD) is the formal term provided by the authors of the K6 module which is included within the Mental Health and Stigma Module. The K6 is a standardized and validated measure of psychological distress that is designed to help in estimating the prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI) in community populations (Kessler 2002, 2003). The BRFSS as a community survey does not address those in institutions or those who are homeless, so that prevalence of actual serious mental illness for all populations would not be indicated. The K6 measure widely used in the U.S. and Australia has been shown to provide acceptable prevalence estimates of serious DSM IV mental disorders (Furukawa 2003, Kessler 2003). The supplement will support 1) State mental health agency coordination with respective State public health agency contacts who implement the BRFSS, 2) provision of State data analyses, including prevalence estimates and associations to other factors, including behavioral risk factors and chronic disease, and 3) dissemination of findings to State leaders and stakeholders to inform planning. The Mental Health Data Infrastructure grant presently includes State prevalence estimates and need for mental health services as a goal within the Uniform Reporting System data collection effort. This supplement will provide much needed information on prevalence estimates of serious psychological distress, particularly as related to behavioral risk factors and chronic disease, that can assist the States in areas such as health and mental health integration efforts. Information related to health and behavioral factors for these populations can provide knowledge for increased understanding and improved program development. These efforts are addressed in Goal 1 of the Presidents New Freedom Commission on Mental Health which supports bridging the gap between health and mental health in service care. In addition to serious psychological distress, two questions on the prevalence of stigma have been included in the Module which can also be of assistance in planning: 1. Treatment can help people with mental illness lead normal lives? Agree to Disagree and 2. People are generally caring and sympathetic to people with mental illness? Agree to Disagree. For example, the Commission supports the reducing of stigma through provision of educational programs. The information garnered from this work will identify geographical areas in greater need of this education. Finally, in this effort, States can implement more in-depth data analyses suitable to respective State needs using additional data elements, including State optional modules, as an appropriate prevalence estimation for specific geographical areas. At a minimum the funds awarded will be used to conduct the following activities: Coordination and collaboration with the Public Health Agency to enhance understanding of State mental health needs. Communication with the Public Health Agency on selected mental health data elements that can be analyzed to assist the State in knowledge and program enhancement. Provision of data analyses in the State Mental Health Agency in addition to a minimum data set for prevalence estimates that will be addressed for all supplement grantees. Provision of findings and data analysis on State prevalence estimates for serious psychological distress and other findings, including associations to chronic disease and behavioral risk factors. Presentation of prevalence findings to key State leaders and stakeholders for assessment and planning. State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement are authorized under 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2010 focus area 18 (Mental Health and Mental Disorders).
Federal Grant Title: Supplements to State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement
Federal Agency Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Grant Categories: Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: SM-08-013
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 93.243
CFDA Descriptions: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_Projects of Regional and National Significance
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: May 30, 2008
Posted Date: Jan 16, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 16, 2008
Archive Date: Jun 29, 2008
Total Program Funding: $276,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $13,800
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 20
Cost Sharing or Matching: Yes
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Applicants must be recipients of a SAMHSA Data Infrastructure Grant for Quality Improvement. Also some States may have received awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement the Mental Health and Stigma Module through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). These States are eligible to receive a DIG supplement and will be required to coordinate with the CDC and provide additional data analyses and data dissemination. A State is also eligible if it implements the Mental Health and Stigma module solely with State funds.
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