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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced today 15 grant awards for $7 million over the next year to improve services available to children and adolescents who have experienced traumatic events. Two types of grant awards are being made.
The Treatment and Service Adoption Center grants are working to develop and test the best methods for preventing, screening for and treating behavioral health problems that can arise because of natural disaster, abuse, neglect or other traumatic events. Additionally, these Centers provide training on implementing proven approaches in community and child-serving service system settings throughout the country.
The Community Treatment and Services Center grants support the delivery of trauma-informed practices and interventions to children and adolescents in community-based settings. The service delivery approach is developed in collaboration with the Treatment and Service Adoption Centers and share with other local organizations to promote trauma-informed services.
“Children are resilient. With love and support they can learn and grow from challenges and opportunities. At the same time, traumatic experiences in childhood are clearly linked with behavioral health problems later in life,” said SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. “By developing the best approaches for reducing the impact of trauma and applying that knowledge in communities across the country, we can help children heal from and develop coping skills to manage adverse events in life.”
This grant program is part of SAMHSA’s Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative. Grant awards are subject to both availability of funds and progress achieved by the awardees. The following is a list of the grant awardees and their grant amounts:
The five award recipients for the Traumatic Stress Disorder-Adaptation Centers for one year are:
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Grantees
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State
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City
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Yearly Award
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University of Maryland
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Md.
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Baltimore
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$600,000
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Pa.
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Philadelphia
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$598,934
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University of Montana
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Mont.
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Missoula
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$600,000
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New York University School of Medicine, Center Refugee Trauma and Resilience
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N.Y.
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New York
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$598,934
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New York University School of Medicine, Children’s Trauma Institute
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N.Y.
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New York
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$600,000
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The ten award recipients for the Community Treatment and Services Centers for one year are:
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Grantees
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State
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City
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Yearly Award
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University of Colorado
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Colo.
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Denver
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$399,951
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Hugo W. Moser Residence Institute, Kennedy Krieger Family Center
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Md.
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Baltimore
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$399,982
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Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons
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Ohio
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Cleveland
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$400,000
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University of Kentucky
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Ky.
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Lexington
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$400,000
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Catholic Charities
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Miss.
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Jackson
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$400,000
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Latino Health Institute, Inc.
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Mass.
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Boston
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$399,999
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Children’s Home Society of Florida
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Fla.
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Pensacola
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$400,000
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Children’s Institute, Inc.
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Cal.
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Los Angeles
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$400,000
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Aliviane, Inc.
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Tex.
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El Paso
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$400,000
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Community Counseling Center
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Me.
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Portland
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$400,000
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For additional information about this grant and other SAMHSA programs, please visit http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/ or www.samhsa.gov.
SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
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