SAMHSA Awards Funds for Tennessee

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Date: 7/8/2008
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SAMHSA Awards Funds for Tennessee

Conference to Focus on Mental Health Issues

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the award of a Knowledge Dissemination Conference grant totaling $34,983 to the National Association of Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Program (PASARR) Professionals of Nashville, Tennessee. The grants are being used to disseminate information about best practices within the mental health services, substance abuse prevention and substance treatment fields at regionally and/or nationally significant conferences.

This particular grant will support an upcoming conference to share effective practices in mental health services for the elderly. Funding for this conference will promote the development of unified long-term care standards that will expand and improve the quality and extent of nursing home resources for the elderly with mental health issues.

The conference will take place in Baltimore, Maryland in September 2008. The maximum Conference Grant award is $50,000 for a 12-month project period. This grant program will be administered by SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services, and only direct costs will be funded.

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health services delivery system.

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