Technical Assistance Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

The summary for the Technical Assistance Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence 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 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Technical Assistance Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for a Technical Assistance Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention (TA Center) grant. The purpose of this program is to support the federally funded Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) grant program and Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Childrens Health (Project Launch) grant programs. The Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant program provides funds to local educational agencies to plan, implement, evaluate and sustain a comprehensive plan of programs, activities, services and curricula to foster resilience, promote mental health, prevent substance abuse, youth violence and mental and behavioral disorders. The SS/HS program is grounded in the belief that peoples lives can be enhanced through effective interventions that foster well-being and resilience at the individual, family and community levels. Structurally, the SS/HS program brings together representatives from many diverse stakeholder groups seeking cooperation from an array of public health, mental health, education, law enforcement, justice and social service systems, as well as families and youth, to work towards the mutual goals of promoting safety, well being, and healthy development. Project Launch grant program supports a vision of communities in which families participate in a seamless set of local programs, supports and services that promote healthy early childhood development, supportive family environments. The Project Launch grant program will provide funds to localities through State agencies in order to plan for and implementing a range of prevention activities that include: (1) the development of a comprehensive plan to integrate behavioral and physical health; (2) integration of early childhood systems of care to blend services and supports from health, mental health, substance abuse, education, and social services; and (3) development of community based networks for preventative and primary care that coordinates and integrates behavioral and physical health service delivery. Successful grantees must build integrated and comprehensive health/mental and behavioral health/substance use prevention and promotion programs, practices and services. Grantees must be able to demonstrate a partnership between local mental health, primary health care, substance abuse prevention, social services and early childhood/elementary educational systems. These partnerships and plans must be developed and agreed upon by local partners in keeping with existing State plans. The TA Center will provide an array of technical assistance services that will improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of projects in both grant programs. Annually, up to 90 SS/HS grantees and approximately 6 Project Launch grantees will require technical assistance services. The TA Center grant is authorized under Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2010 focus area 18 (Mental Health and Mental Disorders).