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SAMHSA Grant Awards By State FY 2006
Discretionary Funds in Detail

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
SOUTH CAROLINA

Grantee: Medical Univ of South Carolina	Charleston, SC
Program: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children	SM56070
Congressional District: SC-01
FY 2006 Funding: $599,231
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2007
The National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVC) at the Medical University of South Carolina and two community partners--the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center (LCC), and the Charleston/Dorchester Community Mental Health Center--will establish the Service Systems Models Intervention Development and Evaluation Center. The center will develop, evaluate, and disseminate evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions that can be used by youth-serving service systems such as schools, juvenile justice programs, mental health centers, medical centers, child advocacy centers, and rape crisis centers to help children and adolescents who have been exposed to traumatic events. The NCVC will work with its collaborating and community partners to 1) develop, evaluate, and disseminate a web and internet-based system for training counselors, 2) expand the use of, evaluate, and disseminate an empirically supported early intervention for sexual assault victims, and 3) implement, evaluate, and disseminate a school child abuse liaison program. In addition to these specific projects, the SSM center will have an ongoing program that seeks to identify promising interventions and provide leadership, expertise, and technical assistance within the NCTSN to foster their development, evaluation, and dissemination.

Grantee: South Carolina Dept of Mental Health	Columbia, SC
Program: Child & Adolescent MH and SA SIGs	SM56547
Congressional District: SC-01
FY 2006 Funding: $741,490
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2009
Building on the work of previous grants from the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, this project will enhance South Carolina's system of care for children with serious emotional disturbances. The Project will develop an infrastructure designed to reduce long-term residential care. The emphasis will be on helping children and adolescents remain at home.

Grantee: South Carolina Dept of Mental Health	Columbia, SC
Program: State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants	SM56657
Congressional District: SC-01
FY 2006 Funding: $156,695
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: Federation of Families of South Carolina	Columbia, SC
Program: CMHS Statewide Family Network Grants	SM56453
Congressional District: SC-02
FY 2006 Funding: $59,982
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
The South Carolina Technical Assistance Center for community Family Networks will provide technical assistance and training services to the 16 existing family support groups in 14 counties across South Carolina. The overarching purpose of this project is to increase state network participation and to assist local groups in becoming more self sustaining.

Grantee: South Carolina SHARE	West Columbia, SC
Program: CMHS Statewide Consumer Network Grants	SM56349
Congressional District: SC-02
FY 2006 Funding: $69,810
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
The only consumer governed organization in South Carolina, SC Share, proposes to utilize funds to develop a Recovery Learning Center that will educate consumers as expert on recovery based practices, provide support and follow up on models to teach peer groups, and advocate for consumer employment in the state's mental health system that will facilitate integration of consumer driven recovery based service delivery. SC Share will link this project on an existing project that provides basic recovery information. Consumers will learn how to integrate recovery-based practices into the mental health system as other peers are trained to share information in communities. An advisory committee, board of directors and staff will consist of consumers that will develop curriculum for the learning center. These consumers will be the supports for consumers who complete the training and seek employment that will integrate the trainees into the mental health system using a recovery-based model.

Grantee: SC Department of Mental Health	Columbia, SC
Program: Children's Services	SM56056
Congressional District: SC-05
FY 2006 Funding: $1,096,881
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2009
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health will launch YouthNet, a comprehensive system of care to capture and address the needs of seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families in three counties, Chester, Lancaster and York. YouthNet seeks to develop a broader array of services in its target area, and to integrate these services into a more effective system of care. Lancaster County has the 5th highest rate of child abuse and neglect in our state followed closely by Chester County. All three counties were ranked third highest in the state in the number of people ages 12 and older in need of alcohol or other drug treatment. Catawba Community Mental Health Center has the highest rate in South Carolina of out-of- home placements for child and adolescents with emotional disorders. While faced with significant challenges, these three counties have a strong history of working collaboratively to benefit the population. YouthNet will be created through each county with a local Community Resource Team (CRT) that will have wide representation from a variety of groups including family members and youth. Intensive Family Preservation Services will be developed for 240 families with children under the age of six. There are currently no such programs for families with young children with emotional problems in the state. Multisystemic Therapy, an evidenced-based practice, will be expanded for at least 50 families. Community-based treatment with an emphasis on wrap services will be greatly expanded. A Transition Facilitator will address needs of young adults. Mental health workers will be out-stationed in local schools, public welfare offices, a domestic violence shelter, and with the Catawba Indian Nation. Two Youth Coordinators will increase youth involvement in planning and implementation of appropriate services. An aggressive social marketing program will strengthen outreach and cross agency efforts.

Grantee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA	Columbia, SC
Program: Campus Suicide	SM57874
Congressional District: SC-06
FY 2006 Funding: $72,040
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2009
Our project proposes to build campus partnerships with specific faculty, staff and student organizations to increase knowledge of suicidal issues, assessing student emotional symptoms, and referral skills. The specific target population is college freshmen because they are making the biggest transition to university life. They are a captive audience, 95% live in campus housing, and attention to their mental health is an investment that will accrue through their matriculation at the university. Many students experience the transition of the security of the familiar life at home to unfamiliar university life as stressful and frustrating. Transitional issues include being away from the comforts and structure of home, negotiating new relationships, competing for grades, deciding on a major and career choice, as well as a myriad of other basic life decisions (when to sleep, how much to eat, drink, spend, etc.). This stress from these transitions and decisions can stimulate maturity, however it can become harmful when it is excessive and the student is not able to balance the new life style with existing personal and social resources. The imbalance and stress can lead to feelings of overwhelming depression. Since college life is supposed to be the best years of one’s life, for many students’ depressive, anxiety, and other psychological symptoms often go unrecognized. Thus too many students never get referred for appropriate treatment. If untreated the depression may worsen leaving the student feeling more isolated and at risk for suicide.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
SOUTH CAROLINA

Grantee: School Dist V-Lexington & Richland Co's	Ballentine, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12277
Congressional District: SC-02
FY 2006 Funding: $99,957
Project Period: 10/01/2005 - 09/30/2008
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: Richland School District One	Columbia, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP13876
Congressional District: SC-02
FY 2006 Funding: $99,997
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2011
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: Clemson University	Clemson, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12145
Congressional District: SC-03
FY 2006 Funding: $99,985
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/30/2011
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: Community Initiatives Incorporated	Greenwood, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities Support Program - Mentoring	SP13572
Congressional District: SC-03
FY 2006 Funding: $74,981
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2007
The grantee will: (1) support and encourage the development of new or the expansion of existing community anti-drug coalitions that are focused on the prevention and treatment of substance abuse; (2) assist one or more communities in efforts to begin coalition operations or to expand the operations of community coalitions that want to receive assistance.

Grantee: Community Initiatives Incorporated	Greenwood, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP11728
Congressional District: SC-03
FY 2006 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: Greenville Family Partnership	Greenville, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12284
Congressional District: SC-04
FY 2006 Funding: $100,000
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: City of Spartanburg	Spartanburg, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12354
Congressional District: SC-04
FY 2006 Funding: $90,455
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: Chesterfield County Coordinating Council	Cheraw, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP13611
Congressional District: SC-05
FY 2006 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.

Grantee: The Childrens Council	Lancaster, SC
Program: SAMHSA Conference Grants	SP13625
Congressional District: SC-05
FY 2006 Funding: $25,000
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2007
The South Carolina Department of Juvenile will conduct a two-day regional conference in Lancaster County South Carolina titled "Prevention of Youth Substance Abuse in the Rural South: Bridgeing Science and Practice" The goals , objectives and conference approach are consonant with the parameters of Healthy People 2010 by focusing on the prevention of substance abuse in rural communities and on how prevention relates to substance abuse treatment and law enforcement. Through both invited speakers and presentation submitted in response to a call for papers, the conference will especially target the link between research and practice in rural America.

Grantee: The Childrens Council	Lancaster, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12136
Congressional District: SC-05
FY 2006 Funding: $98,021
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2011
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: Lexington/Richland Alc/Drug Abuse Cncl	Columbia, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP11497
Congressional District: SC-06
FY 2006 Funding: $99,275
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: Florence Cty Comm on Alchl & Drug Abuse	Florence, SC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP13166
Congressional District: SC-06
FY 2006 Funding: $76,013
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 (CSAT)
SOUTH CAROLINA

Grantee: SOUTH CAROLINA ST DEPT/ALC/DRUG ABU SRVS	Columbia, SC
Program: Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention-State Implementation Coop. Agreements	TI17614
Congressional District: SC-01
FY 2006 Funding: $324,996
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2009
Quality Moves is a vehicle for change in South Carolina and an opportunity to demonstrate that we can reach out to those in need of substance abuse treatment and support their recovery. By year 3, the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) and all 33 local substance abuse treatment providers will be using the model recommended by the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx). Our goal is to increase access and retention, remove the barriers to cost efficient and effective treatment, and reengineer systems to increase demand for services. The outcomes for Quality Moves are simple: we will increase admissions statewide, reduce wait times for admission and treatment, reduce no-shows, and increase continuation rates in treatment using a phased implementation approach with local substance abuse treatment providers.

Grantee: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE	Columbia, SC
Program: Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants	TI18389
Congressional District: SC-01
FY 2006 Funding: $1,049,038
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2011
The South Carolina COSIG project will be a bold initiative to benefit adults with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. The project is designed to improve recognition, diagnosis, and treatment. System changes will be developed during the first two years of the grant, with pilot projects in the Charleston and Georgetown areas serving as test sites for implementation. Once perfected, these changes will be disseminated statewide during the later years of the grant. Evaluation efforts will continue through all five years to monitor statewide implementation efforts, assess sustainability of the changes, and monitor the expected improvements in client outcomes. The purpose of the pilot initiatives is to test the new methods to see if they are feasible, effective, and efficient.

Grantee: Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc	Columbia, SC
Program: Homeless Addictions Treatment	TI16569
Congressional District: SC-02
FY 2006 Funding: $400,000
Project Period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2010
The Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. will provide integrated assertive community treatment to individuals who are homeless with mental illnesses and/or dually diagnosed with a mental illness and a substance use disorder in Richland County, SC. In partnership with the SC Department of Mental Health, the Columbia Area Mental Health Center and the Lexington- Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, the PRO-ACT team will provide comprehensive community services (outreach, case management, mental health and substance abuse treatment, services and psycho social rehabilitation).

Grantee: Orangeburg County	Orangeburg, SC
Program: TCE Innovative Treatment	TI16396
Congressional District: SC-02
FY 2006 Funding: $421,766
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
Pathways initiative will target adolescents 11-15 years old who are at risk for substance abuse but not dependent. The program will provide an array of early intervention services including two evidenced-based intervention programs, Project Alert and the Parent Project.

Grantee: SC Dept of Alcoh & Other Drug Abuse Svcs	Columbia, SC
Program: TCE Rural Populations	TI16370
Congressional District: SC-05
FY 2006 Funding: $476,922
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
The program will serve adolescents 12-17 years of age at risk for substance abuse who are living in Chesterfield and Lee counties. The program, based on Brief Strategic Family Therapy, will provide treatment to 396 youth and their families.

Grantee: SC Dept of Alc. & Other Drug Abuse Svs	Columbia, SC
Program: State Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Coordination	TI17377
Congressional District: SC-05
FY 2006 Funding: $399,300
Project Period: 08/01/2005 - 07/31/2008
Breaking Barriers is a collaborative effort between the Governor of South Carolina, the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS), and the various state agencies that either, fund, license or provide adolescent substance screening or treatment services. They include: the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Education, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, and the Department of Education. The project will seek to close gaps and eliminate barriers that currently exist within the adolescent treatment system. The goals of the breaking barriers project are: 1) increase coordination and collaboration within the adolescent treatment system at state and local levels; 2) increase use of standardized screening, assessment, referral & follow-up protocols among providers; 3) standardize and improve the capacity and skills of direct service providers; and 4) enhance and expand the use of evidence-based best practices for adolescent substance abuse treatment services.

Last Update: 9/24/2008