Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
March 13, 2007, Vol. 07-50

SAMHSA to Fund Up To Eight Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion Grants

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is soliciting applications to support States in their efforts to adopt best practices to reduce and ultimately eliminate the use of restraint and seclusion in institutional and community-based settings that provide mental health services, including services for people with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. States will be able to increase the number of programs that implement alternative models to reduce/eliminate restraint and seclusion, including staff training models and other multi-faceted approaches, and collect data to measure the impact of these models on reducing the use of seclusion and restraint.

It is expected that up to .7 million will be available to fund up to 8 awards. Annual award amounts are expected to be about $214,000 per year in total cost for up to three years. The actual amount may vary, depending on the availability of funds. The grants will be awarded by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services.

WHO CAN APPLY: Eligibility is limited to agencies of States, District of Columbia, Territories and American Indian/Alaska native tribal governments with jurisdiction over mental health issues for the target populations identified in the proposed applications. Applicants must be able to report incidents to their State Protections and Advocacy System, specifically the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Program as required under the Children's Health Act of 2000. States that received a grant under the FY 2004 - 2006 Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion are not eligible.

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for No. SM-07-005 are available by calling SAMHSA's Clearinghouse at 1-877-SAMHSA7, or by downloading from www.samhsa.gov/grants/index.aspx or www.grants.gov. Applicants are encouraged to apply on line using www.grants.gov.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: Must be received by May 11, 2007.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions on program issues should contact John Morrow at 240-276-1783 or e-mail to john.morrow@samhsa.hhs.gov. For questions on grants management issues, contact Kimberly Pendleton at 240-276-1241 or e-mail Kimberly.Pendleton@samhsa.hhs.gov.

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The Center for Mental Health Services is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services.