SAMHSA Grant Awards by State FY 2005

Discretionary Funds in Detail

NEBRASKA

Center for Mental Health Services

Grantee: Mental Health Assoc of Nebraska Lancaster, NE
Program: CMHS Statewide Consumer Network Grants SM56331
Congressional District: NE-01
FY 2005 Funding: $70,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
The Mental Health Consumer Network proposes to maintain and expand programs and activities in three existing regional resource centers. Based upon the principles of recovery and wellness, the project will facilitate involvement in the planning and development of a recovery based mental health system in the state of Minnesota. Specific objectives include expansion of information and communication infrastructure; expand consumer/family training on policy making at state, county and local levels; and broaden the dissemination of data on recovery, self-help, wellness and consumer empowerment. Leadership, consumer family participation and increased collaboration among organizations will be viable strategies to measure long-term self-sufficiency of the network.
     
Grantee: Nebraska Dept of Hlth & Human Services Lincoln, NE
Program: Child & Adolescent MH and SA SIGs SM56545
Congressional District: NE-01
FY 2005 Funding: $750,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2009
Through this initiative, Nebraska will build on major behavioral health system reform efforts to develop individualized service models for challenging populations (children ages birth to 5, transition-aged youth, and youth with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders), establish culturally and linguistically appropriate practices, and form a coalition for an integrated, family-centered system for children and families. The Nebraska Behavioral Health Services Act provides a framework to improve access to care, enhance consumer involvement in service planning and delivery, and to develop research-based services. Resources from this grant will help develop infrastructure built upon the efforts of current system of care communities and to replicate these models across the State. The coalition partnering on this project will establish a formal management structure designed to bring about sustainable, positive changes in the existing behavioral health system. Partners include state and local government agencies representing the major child-serving systems, family and youth organizations, universities, service provider organizations, and cultural and community groups.
     
Grantee: Nebraska Dept Health/Human Services Lincoln, NE
Program: State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants SM56617
Congressional District: NE-01
FY 2005 Funding: $160,718
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: Lancaster County Nebraska Lincoln, NE
Program: Jail Diversion SM55087
Congressional District: NE-01
FY 2005 Funding: $291,289
Project Period: 06/01/2003 - 05/31/2006
The goal of the mental health diversion program in Lancaster County, Nebraska is to facilitate treatment engagement for adults with a serious mental illness or co-occurring substance abuse disorder, who are in jail for non-violent, misdemeanor crimes or who have had multiple law enforcement contacts in the community. A combination of pre- and post-booking diversion points is used to discourage system perception that incarceration is required before mental health treatment can be accessed. The Lancaster County project expands capacity through the introduction of a case management model that is not currently available through the existing system of care, providing continuity of care between the criminal justice system and community services. Basic needs such as housing, employment, and access to medication are addressed through assertive community outreach that seeks active, voluntary participation from the consumer. It is expected that treatment engagement will decrease recidivism, decrease high usage of expensive emergency services, decrease number of law enforcement contacts, while increasing the consumer's quality of life and control of symptoms of mental illness, and increasing compliance with court dates and legal obligations. The project estimates it will serve 100 adults over the three-year grant period with an average stay of six to eight months each. Project participants will transition to services in the existing system of care when a less intense level of service is appropriate. Stakeholders in the jail diversion project include representatives from mental health / substance abuse system, criminal justice system, and consumers and their family members. Stakeholders will meet regularly to monitor project progress, construct complimentary policies and procedures, and obtain meaningful consumer input regarding system functioning.
     
Grantee: Nebraska Federation of Families for Omaha, NE
Program: CMHS Statewide Family Network Grants SM56410
Congressional District: NE-01
FY 2005 Funding: $70,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
The Nebraska Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (NE-FFCMH) seeks powerful voices for families and youth in deciding future directions for Nebraska's Behavioral Health System. This proposal increases the number of families and youth participating in state and local planning, secures a range of training for youth and family supports, and assures that children, youth, and families are effectively represented in state level decision making.
     

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Grantee: Beatrice Public Schools Beatrice, NE
Program: Drug Free Communities SP13010
Congressional District: NE-01
FY 2005 Funding: $99,809
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: Lancaster County Lincoln, NE
Program: Drug Free Communities SP12199
Congressional District: NE-01
FY 2005 Funding: $100,000
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: Omaha Nation Cmnty Response Team Macy, NE
Program: Drug Free Communities SP13081
Congressional District: NE-01
FY 2005 Funding: $99,493
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: People United for Families Nebraska City, NE
Program: Drug Free Communities SP12049
Congressional District: NE-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: Buffalo County Community Partners Kearney, NE
Program: Drug Free Communities SP12906
Congressional District: NE-03
FY 2005 Funding: $100,000
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.
     

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Grantee: Lancaster Board of Commissioners Lincoln, NE
Program: Targeted Capacity Expansion TI14787
Congressional District: NE-02
FY 2005 Funding: $500,000
Project Period: 06/01/2003 - 05/31/2006
Lancaster County, in partnership with St. Monica's Behavioral Health Services for Women in Lincoln, Nebraska, will expand the only existing residential substance abuse treatment program in Nebraska for women who wish to live together with their children during treatment. This project would serve a total of 45 women and 90 children in three years through residential treatment and domestic violence counseling for women, and counseling and support for their children.