Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
April 4, 2005, Vol. 05-50

.8 Million Available for Mental Health Services for Adolescents at Risk of Suicide

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the availability of FY 2005 funds for cooperative agreements to help evaluate voluntary school-based programs that focus on identification and referral of high school youth who are at risk for suicide or suicide attempts.

It is expected that approximately .8 million will be available to fund approximately eight cooperative agreements to evaluate innovative practices to assess adolescents at risk for suicide and referral of adolescents at risk to appropriate mental health services within the community. The average annual award amount is $250,000 per year for up to two years. The actual award amount may vary, depending on the availability of funds. The cooperative agreements will be administered by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services.

WHO CAN APPLY: Eligibility is limited to local educational agencies and domestic public and private nonprofit entities working in conjunction with local educational agencies. American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations are encouraged to apply.

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for No. SM-05-019 are available by calling SAMHSA's clearinghouse at 1-800-789-2647, or by downloading the application from www.grants.gov or from the SAMHSA web site at www.samhsa.gov. Click on "Grants". " Applicants are encouraged to apply on line through a new service at www.grants.gov.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: June 1, 2005

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants with questions on program issues should contact Richard McKeon, Ph.D., at (240) 276-1873 or e-mail to richard.mckeon@samhsa.hhs.gov . For questions on grant management issues, contact Kimberly Pendleton at (240) 276-1421 or e-mail to: 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.