SAMHSA Grant Awards by State FY 2005

Discretionary Funds in Detail

KANSAS 

Center for Mental Health Services

Grantee: Kansas Dept of Social & Rehab Service Topeka, KS
Program: State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants SM56615
Congressional District: KS-01
FY 2005 Funding: $160,200
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
This project will continue the State's effort to build infrastructure to collect data and report the remaining Mental Health Block Grant Uniform Reporting System Developmental Measures. Grant efforts will focus on (1) local provider training to improve data quality, (2) implementation of web-based technology using DS2K + data standards to collect, report, and improve accessibility of data, and (3) strengthening internal and external database linkages. Project outcomes will include consistent data definitions, timely capture of data, improved measure of service outcomes and client change, improved data quality, and enhanced ability to analyze and report on developmental measures such as school attendance, school performance, and involvement with the criminal justice system. The project outcomes will be evaluated based on the ability to produce the data required for URS and other desired reporting. The project will also be evaluated in terms of its ability to produce data that is useful to and is used by system stakeholders.
     
Grantee: Keys for Networking, Inc. Topeka, KS
Program: CMHS Statewide Family Network Grants SM56435
Congressional District: KS-02
FY 2005 Funding: $70,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
The Kansas state motto, "Ad Astra per Aspera," or "To the Stars Through Difficulties," sets the context for this project. Keys for Networking will serve to link the process and products of the 2003 New Freedom Commission on Mental Health to Kansas system change efforts. As the statewide Kansas family organization, Keys will leverage the passion and the collective strengths of family experiences, working through the difficulties of raising children with SED to inform the mental health services planning process.
     
Grantee: Mental Health Association of So Cent KS Wichita, KS
Program: Youth Violence Prevention SM55449
Congressional District: KS-04
FY 2005 Funding: $150,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2006
Target Population Families Services, a program of MHASCK providing parent to parent education/support, will sponsor the Prevention of Youth Violence Coalition, through Families Assisting Children Together (Families A.C.T.), made up of representatives of organizations and agencies who serve youth at risk for violence. 50% of the coalition membership will include parents/youth who are at risk for violence, associated with poverty, inadequate housing, substance abuse, employment problems, disabilities, and racial/ethnic minority. The coalition will meet bimonthly to identify and advise on gaps and barriers in services and to approve/monitor the intervention. The proposed intervention is Parents Who Care, a parent-youth education/support program. The target population to be served includes parents referred by COMCARE (county mental health, addictions, and corrections authority), Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS), and United Methodist Youthville (UMY, privatized foster care vendor), as well as self referred parents. Families will experience high risk conditions, such as, low income, single parent; youth school suspension/expulsion, youth severe emotional disturbance (SED) and other disabilities, racial/ethnic and/or other diversities. Youth will participate on a voluntary basis.
     

 

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Grantee: NW Kansas Cncl on Substance Abuse Inc Colby, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP12279
Congressional District: KS-01
FY 2005 Funding: $99,400
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2008
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Morris County Council Grove, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP12177
Congressional District: KS-01
FY 2005 Funding: $46,480
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2006
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Emporians for Drug Awareness Emporia, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP11233
Congressional District: KS-01
FY 2005 Funding: $88,346
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2009
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Smoky Hill Fndn for Chemical Dependency Hays, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP11599
Congressional District: KS-01
FY 2005 Funding: $80,296
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2009
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Communties in Schools of Marion County Hillsboro, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP12278
Congressional District: KS-01
FY 2005 Funding: $94,481
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2008
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Jackson Cnty Cmnties That Care Coalition Holton, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP12083
Congressional District: KS-01
FY 2005 Funding: $50,000
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2006
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Central Kansas Foundation Salina, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP12051
Congressional District: KS-01
FY 2005 Funding: $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2006
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Flint Hills Res, Cons, and Dvlpmnt Strong City, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP11389
Congressional District: KS-01
FY 2005 Funding: $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2009
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Santa Fe Trail School District Carbondale, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP12253
Congressional District: KS-02
FY 2005 Funding: $86,184
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2007
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Shawnee Regl Preventn & Recovry Svs Inc Topeka, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP11698
Congressional District: KS-02
FY 2005 Funding: $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2009
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.
     
Grantee: Johnson County Mental Health Olathe, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP13184
Congressional District: KS-03
FY 2005 Funding: $99,863
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2010
The grantee will: (1) reduce substance abuse among youth and over time, among adults by addressing factors in the community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promote factors to minimize the risk of substance abuse; (2) establish and strengthen citizen participation and collaboration among communities, nonprofit agencies, and federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support community efforts to deliver effective substance use prevention strategies for youth; (3) use the Strategic Prevention Framework of evidence based prevention strategies to assess needs, build capacity, plan, implement and evaluate community prevention initiatives; and (4) assess and report on the effectiveness of community prevention initiatives to reduce age of onset of any drug use, frequency of use in the past 30 days, increased perception of risk or harm, and increased perception of disapproval of use by peers and adults.
     
Grantee: Regional Prev. Ctr. of Wichita/Sedgwick Wichita, KS
Program: Drug Free Communities SP13024
Congressional District: KS-04
FY 2005 Funding: $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2010
The SA Prevention Coalition of Wichita is a collaborative effort of the Regional Prevention Center, and members of vairous sectors from the community. This partnership serves the city of Whichita, KS an urban community wth a population of 346, 664 that is 74.1% Caucasian, 11.7% African American and 10.4.% Hispanic. The target population impacted by this project will be youth ages 12-19 and ultimately adults. The program will establish a coordinated effort in twelve community sectors to reduce risk factors and implement effective prevention programs in the community of Wichita. To acheive the 3 goals of this DFCSP program the Substance Abuse Coalition of Wichita will implement the following strategies: Information dissemination, Drug Free Alternative activities, Problem Identification and Referral, Community-based Processes, and Environmental strategies.