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SAMHSA Grant Awards By State FY 2009
Discretionary Funds in Detail

Table 1 - FY 2009 Discretionary Funding for states

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)

ALABAMA

Grantee: HOUSING FIRST, INC. Mobile, AL
Program: Supportive Housing SM059114
Congressional District: AL-01
FY 2009 Funding: $399,665
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2014
CATCH (community Assertive Treatment for Chronic Homeless), will serve chronic homeless individuals in the Mobile-Baldwin Continuum of Care. Clients eligible for CATCH will receive permanent supportive housing while participating in a comprehensive drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment system. The goal of CATCH is improve residential stability and reduce substance abuse and psychiatric symptoms within the population of focus. CATCH proposes to serve the following numbers of chronic homeless annually: a minimum of 66 chronic homeless individuals in the first year; 73 in Year 2; 79 in Year 3; 86 in Year 4, and 92 in Year 5. The unduplicated number served during the entire project period is 396 chronic homeless individuals, based on a 30% turnover rate.
  
Grantee: WINGS ACROSS ALABAMA Montgomery, AL
Program: Statewide Consumer Network SM059400
Congressional District: AL-02
FY 2009 Funding: $70,000
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2012
Grantee proposes to expand grassroots capacity for consumer participation in service planning, policy development and wellness/recovery activities. By focusing on transitioned aged youth and adults with serious mental illness statewide, grantee intends to enhance capacity to deliver wellness action planning and empower network development of participate in state and local mental health services planning and health care reform. The grant will be used to provide Training for Wellness Recovery Action planning will be delivered to a targeted number of 240 consumers per year; four regional consumer councils will be developed; and consumer involvement in state strategic planning process will be strengthened.
  
Grantee: ALABAMA FAMILY TIES, INC. Montgomery, AL
Program: Statewide Family Networks SM057956
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $70,000
Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2010
Alabama Family Ties (AFT) is a non-profit organization providing education and support to families of children with serious emotional disturbance (SED) across the state of Alabama. Aft's purpose is twofold:
1. enhance state capacity and infrastucture to be more oriented to the needs of children and adolescents with SED and their families;
2. ensure self-sufficient, empowered networks that will effectively participate in State and local mental health services planning and health care reform activities related to improving community-based services for children and adolescents with SED and their families.

The target populations we plan to reach through this grant, named the Statewide Family Network Infrastructure Project, are famiies of children and youth with serious emotional disturbance up to age 25 living within the state of Alabama and youth with serious emotional disturbance living in Alabama.
  
Grantee: ALABAMA STATE DEPT OF MTL HLTH & MTL RET Montgomery, AL
Program: State Data Infrastructure Grants SM058076
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $142,200
Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2010
AL DMH/MR will contract with a firm selected through an RFP process to develop the conceptual model for implementation of an EHR. The vendor will also be expected to assist in market research for certified EHR applications for consideration and in development of an RFP to purchase EHR software. AL DMH/MR proposes to continue the EBP Center for Excellence which conducts training on EBPs for community mental health provider staff and to facilitate the collection of data on selected EBPs for URS reporting purposes. The state of AL will also continue collection and analysis of data from the MHSIP Adult Consumer Satisfaction Survey and MHSIP Youth Satisfaction Survey for Families.
  
Grantee: ALABAMA STATE DEPT OF MTL HLTH & MTL RET Montgomery, AL
Program: Child Mental Health Initiative SM059049
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $729,033
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2015
The Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation proposes to develop an East Central Children's Health Collaborative (ECCHCO) Project. The goal of ECCHCO is to develop a collaborative, community-based system of care responsive to the mental health needs of children and youth with a serious mental health needs and their families in a three-county rural area of Alabama. The ECCHCO Project will address the comprehensive needs of children and adolescents with SED and their families by creating a family-focused and youth-centered system of care that transcends traditional mental health boundaries by integrating social service, education, and juvenile justice resources with mental health services for these children in a community-based outreach setting.

The three-county rural area identified through this application represents some of the poorest counties in Alabama and oftentimes the United States. ECCHCO will address the tremendous barriers facing poor people in receiving and maintaining appropriate and comprehensive care by creating a system of care that is outreach-based and incorporates culturally competent practices into service delivery. The three-county target area includes: Pike County (City of Troy, City of Brundidge), Macon County, and Bullock County.
  
Grantee: MONTGOMERY AREA MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY Montgomery, AL
Program: Supportive Housing SM059097
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $366,577
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2014
The Cornerstone Project will offer a comprehensive, recovery-oriented approach to treatment of mental illness and co-occurring disorders, for chronically homeless persons in the River Region of Alabama (including Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, and Montgomery Counties) within the context of HUD-funded permanent supportive housing. The proposed project will expand services available to chronically homeless persons admitted to permanent supportive housing by providing the evidence-based practice Illness Management and Recovery within an expanded array of supportive services. The project is designed to help individuals progress toward recovery, remain successfully in their housing, and reach their maximum potential in functioning in the community. The Cornerstone Project will serve 32 chronically homeless persons (unduplicated) per year.
  

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)

Grantee: ALTAPOINTE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. Mobile, AL
Program: Drug Free Communities SP013613
Congressional District: AL-01
FY 2009 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: COVINGTON CNTY CHILDREN'S POLICY COUN CO Andalusia, AL
Program: Drug Free Communities SP015813
Congressional District: AL-02
FY 2009 Funding: $124,812
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2014
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: DOTHAN HOUSTON COUNTY S/A PARTNERSHIP Dothan, AL
Program: Drug Free Communities SP012929
Congressional District: AL-02
FY 2009 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: NORTHEAST ALABAMA CTR/CMTY INITIATIVES Anniston, AL
Program: Drug Free Communities SP014436
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2012
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: HEALTH SERVICES CENTER, INC. Hobson City, AL
Program: HIV/Strategic Prevention Framework SP013393
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $254,320
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2010
The Health Services Center in Hobson City, AL has received a 5 year Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) grant to provide substance abuse prevention and HIV and Hepatitis prevention services to minority populations and minority reentry populations. Project PROTECT (Providing Resources, Opportunities, Testing, Education and Community Training) will serve at-risk minorities and those re-entering the community from the criminal justice system in a 14 county area of northeast Alabama. Services will include street outreach, culturally competent prevention messages, counseling, testing and referral (CTR), and prevention education sessions at community venues.
  
Grantee: HEALTH SERVICES CENTER, INC. Hobson City, AL
Program: Minority HIV Prevention SP015064
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $335,333
Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2013
HEALTH SWERVICES CENTER (HSC), located in Anniston, AL , under the PROJECT "REAL" (Re-Entry And Linkages), plans to provide an intensive, evidence-based SAP and HIVP program focused on clients re-entering the communities of color from the criminal justice system in a rural 14-county area of Northeast Alabama (known as Public Health Areas V and VI).....with secondary focus on members of their social (including sex and drug-using) networks . HSC will address barriers to SAP and HIVP for minority re-entry populations. The Project "REAL" will provide an evidence-based prevention model, Comprehensive Risk Counseling Services (CRCS), which can be tailored to minority re-entry population. The Project plans to enroll at least 175 individuals annually into intensive CRCS Services.
  
Grantee: COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE-NCADD Montgomery, AL
Program: Drug Free Communities SP014818
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $125,000
Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2013
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: COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE-NCADD Montgomery, AL
Program: Minority HIV Prevention SP015033
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $335,333
Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2013
The Council on Substance Abuse--NCADD--in Montgomery, AL has a goal, "Turning Point" Project aimed at reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS in African American Women through 5 objectives: 1. Reduce the sexual risk behavior by heterosexually-active women; 2. Reduce the sexual risk behavior by current and potential sex partners; 3. Increase HIV Testing in the community; 4. Fully integrate SA and HIV/AIDS community assessment and prevention data in the county; and 5. Build capacity within the faith community in the county to address the co-occurring issues of transmission. The Project will provide two main interventions: "SISTA" and "Many Men--Many Voices"...both of which are evidence-based exemplary practices. In addition, the project will adapt SAMHSA's 'Spiritual Caregiving to Help Addicted persons and Families...Pastoral Counserlor's Curriculum for the education of Faith Leaders" to include the co-occurring and related issues of SA and HIV/AIDS.
  
Grantee: PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE DE KALB CNTY Fort Payne, AL
Program: Drug Free Communities SP012157
Congressional District: AL-04
FY 2009 Funding: $75,000
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 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: MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN MORGAN CNTY Decatur, AL
Program: Drug Free Communities SP014441
Congressional District: AL-05
FY 2009 Funding: $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2012
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: FAMILY CONNECTION, INC. Alabaster, AL
Program: Drug Free Communities SP014796
Congressional District: AL-06
FY 2009 Funding: $103,047
Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2013
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: HOOVER CITY SCHOOLS Hoover, AL
Program: Drug Free Communities SP012222
Congressional District: AL-06
FY 2009 Funding: $75,000
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2012
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: ALETHIA HOUSE Birmingham, AL
Program: HIV/Strategic Prevention Framework SP013451
Congressional District: AL-07
FY 2009 Funding: $250,000
Project Period: 09/30/2005 - 09/29/2010
The Getting Stronger project in Birmingham, AL has received a 5 year Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) grant to provide substance abuse prevention and HIV and Hepatitis prevention services to minority populations and minority reentry populations. The grantee will conduct an in-dept assessment of the needs of minorities in the Birmingham area. Based on the assessment, the project will select the target population that is in greatest need and services will include: outreach, screening (including rapid HIV testing), pre/post test substance abuse and HIV counseling, education and prevention interventions, referrals to appropriate medical treatment, counseling and supportive services for clients who are confirmed to be HIV postive, referrals to counseling for persons who have previously tested negative to decrease their risk to acquiring HIV, and referrals to hepatitis A and B immunization services. The grantee will include services designed to meet the special needs of minorities who are returning to the community from prison.
  

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

Grantee: HEALTH SERVICES CENTER, INC. Calhoun, AL
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS TI018452
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $500,000
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2011
The Health Services Center (HSC) will expand and enhance the validated Behavioral Day Treatment (BDT) program to provide outpatient treatment for African American women and MSMs who are HIV infected or at risk for HIV infection in northeastern rural Alabama. HSC will expand substance abuse treatment services by doubling the number of treatment slots and the number of individuals served from 30 to 60 annually (300 over the five year life of project). Program participants will have immediate access to substance abuse pre-treatment provided by the program pending treatment slot availability. Rapid HIV testing will be offered to all interested program participants and their sexual and drug-using partners. Relevant pre- and post-test counseling will be facilitated by on-site staff trained and certified on State and local testing procedures and regulations.
  
Grantee: HEALTH SERVICES CENTER, INC. Hobson City, AL
Program: Treatment for Homeless - Homeless TI017881
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $400,000
Project Period: 09/30/2006 - 09/29/2011
The Health Services Center (HSC) will provide an empirically validated model, "Homeless Behavioral Day Treatment" of substance abuse treatment that includes intensive behaviorally based substance abuse treatment and job/employment training for substance abusing homeless persons in the rural south, who are HIV positive, or are at risk of HIV infection.
  
Grantee: HEALTH SERVICES CENTER, INC. Hobson City, AL
Program: Offender Reentry Program (2009) TI021682
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $400,000
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2012
The Health Services Center (HSC) will expand and enhance local substance abuse treatment services for adult offenders reentering the community from the criminal justice system (minimum 100 annually. 300 over course of project). The CORE (Corrections and Offender Reentry) Substance Abuse Treatment Program will provide services in an underserved, largely rural area of Northeast Alabama. Services will be open to all reentering adults with substance use disorders, but the program will particularly seek to serve reentering women and persons of color, as these groups are among the most underserved in the target area. The rural service area's poverty and low educational attainment contribute to its critical socioeconomic problems, such as high rates of substance abuse and incarceration, disproportionately incarceration of persons of color, and low access to substance abuse treatment and wrap-around reentry services. These gaps reduce likelihood of effective treatment and reduce likelihood of recidivism. HSC will address these gaps and shortages in several ways. First, linkages between criminal justice systems and substance abuse assessment services will be expanded through networking, educational engagements, and community outreach. Second, HSC will provide pre-release substance abuse and mental health assessment and collaboration with corrections staff on individual reentry planning to facilitate reentry transition. Third, HSC will provide enrollees an evidence-based model of substance abuse treatment, "Living in Balance," (NB) that is included in the SAMHSA National Registry of Evidence-based Practices and Policies (NREPP). Finally, HSC's CORE Substance Abuse Treatment Program will provide access to aftercare, individual mental health counseling, and reentry-focused case management for one year following program entry.
  
Grantee: ALABAMA STATE ADMIN OFFICE OF COURTS Montgomery, AL
Program: Adult Treatment Drug Courts TI021868
Congressional District: AL-03
FY 2009 Funding: $300,000
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2012
The State of Alabama Administrative Office of Courts (AOC) program seeks to expand the treatment capacity of the Drug Court through the adoption of the following components: (1) the hiring of a Drug Court Treatment Coordinator; (2) increased capacity of the Beacon Addiction Treatment Center intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) program; (3) the hiring of an additional Drug Court Case Manager to provide timely assessment and adequate case monitoring of participants admitted into substance abuse treatment.
  
Grantee: MARSHALL COUNTY COURT REFERRAL SRVS, INC Guntersville, AL
Program: Adult Treatment Drug Courts TI021870
Congressional District: AL-04
FY 2009 Funding: $299,896
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2012
In addition to the complex issues facing methamphetamine addicted Drug Court participants in Marshall County, this proposal also intends to fill a large gap in service delivery that no other efforts have been able to fill. This service delivery effort includes providing services to clients who are not involved with the felony court, but have cases originating out of courts of limited jurisdiction. These often involve cases that do not rise to the felony level but the offender's needs are complex and comprehensive. The offenders are often involved with multiple jurisdictions for misdemeanor offenses such as: public intoxication, DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, domestic violence, disorderly conduct, failure to pay child support and many others. Without comprehensive case management these cases are often merely fined and reprimanded. These cases are often nuisance cases for the various municipalities and have a revolving door in and out of multiple local jails. Individuals are often suffering from co-occurring mental health disorders, indigent, disabled with complex medical issues, and may be victims of domestic violence. This project will serve male and female adult (18 or over) offenders in both felony and misdemeanor courts that have been ordered to Drug Court as a condition of their case disposition.
  
Grantee: ALETHIA HOUSE Birmingham, AL
Program: Pregnant/Post-Partum Women TI019594
Congressional District: AL-07
FY 2009 Funding: $500,000
Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2011
Mother's Hope is a specialized substance abuse (SA) treatment program in Birmingham, Alabama for low-income, substance-abusing pregnant and postpartum women (PPW) and their minor children from throughout the State. The project seeks SAMHSA funding to expand the current program from 13 to 26 beds, add six beds for residential children, serve an additional 48 women and 24 children annually (an additional 144 women and 72 children over three years). Mother's Hope will also enhance services to include EBPs, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy, family therapy, trauma-informed services, services for domestic violence, co-occurring disorders, HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, drug-exposed infants, parenting education, case management, and vocational services. The target population will also include fathers of the children, partners of the women, non-resident children, and family members, when their inclusion is deemed to be appropriate and beneficial, totaling 450 persons over three years. The targeted PPW women will predominately be African-American, have crack cocaine and alcohol SA, have been in SA treatment at least twice previously, be unemployed, have a high school degree or less, and be homeless. Aletheia House has been providing SA treatment to low-income people since 1972 and residential treatment services to substance abusing PPW for more than 20 years. The majority of the agency's Board and staff are also African-American.
  
Grantee: ALETHIA HOUSE Birmingham, AL
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS TI019743
Congressional District: AL-07
FY 2009 Funding: $450,000
Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2013
The Women's Hope Program at the Aletheia House is a specialized substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services program targeting low-income, substance abusing African-American women, including pregnant women and women with children. The project will be located in the high HIV/AIDS incidence area of Jefferson County, Alabama. The project will serve 60 women and 15 children annually, and 300 women and 125 children during the five-year grant program. The project will provide evidence-based services, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, group therapy, family therapy, HIV/AIDS prevention services, services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS, trauma services, domestic violence services, case management, parenting education and case management. The project will partner with AIDS Alabama to provide HIV rapid testing, including pre- and post-test counseling to clients during their first week of treatment. Clients who are confirmed HIV positive will be referred to the University of Alabama at Birmingham's HIV Clinic and be assigned a case manager who will coordinate needed services.
  
Grantee: AIDS ALABAMA, INC. Birmingham, AL
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS TI019749
Congressional District: AL-07
FY 2009 Funding: $450,000
Project Period: 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2013
AIDS Alabama (Birmingham) will expand and enhance its existing program from 50 to 100 people per year, totaling 250 additional people over the 5-year period. The Living in Balance (LIB) model of substance abuse treatment will be used to create a true continuum of care from referral through aftercare for HIV positive adults with substance abuse diagnoses. The LIB program is based on a series of psycho-educational and experiential training modules with a central emphasis on relapse prevention and key life areas including: physical/emotional/social well-being, adult education opportunities, vocational development, daily living skills, spirituality and recovery, sexuality, recreation and leisure. Also included is a strong STD and HIV education and prevention module. Special focus will be on African-Americans, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and those released from jails and prisons within the past two years. It will expand the 11-bed intensive residential program to 20 beds.
  
Grantee: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM Birmingham, AL
Program: ROSC-Recovery-oriented Systems of Care under TCE AI/AN TI021200
Congressional District: AL-07
FY 2009 Funding: $384,873
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2012
The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities proposes the implementation of an expanded and enhanced recovery oriented system of care for approximately 400 adults who are participating in the jurisdiction's community corrections program. The proposed program seeks to both expand and enhance the local recovery oriented system of care through the adoption of the following components: (1) implementation of a relapse prevention group for participants; (2) creation of a Peer-to-Peer Coaching program; (3) utilization of motivational incentives to reward abstinence and program compliance; (4) increased capacity of Aletheia House residential treatment program. Successful implementation will strengthen the local recovery-oriented system of care.
  
Grantee: ALETHEIA HOUSE, INC. Birmingham, AL
Program: Offender Reentry Program (2009) TI021639
Congressional District: AL-07
FY 2009 Funding: $400,000
Project Period: 09/30/2009 - 09/29/2012
Men of Honor 2 is a comprehensive reentry treatment program in Birmingham, Alabama that will expand the number of adult male substance abusing ex-prisoners served by 180 over the three year grant period. Services will include: cognitive behavioral therapy, comprehensive case management, integrated dual disorder treatment, motivational enhancement, trauma services, HIV prevention and referral services, health services and vocational/education services. The project will build on the success of the current Men of Honor program, which has provided reentry treatment services to more than 500 male ex-prisoners since 2004. More than 1,000 inmates apply for admission to the program annually. Treatment services will be offered in an Intensive Outpatient program format for six hours per day, Monday through Friday. Aletheia House also provides transitional and permanent housing, and employment services, that will be available to Men of Honor participants (these services are funded from sources other than CSAT). Anticipated outcomes include decreased drug and alcohol use, increased employment, decreased risk of HIV infection, increased psychological status, and decreased involvement with the criminal justice system. The program will contract with a psychiatrist, and will provide training to the staff, which will allow the program to provide integrated care for individuals who have co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. Aletheia House is one of Alabama's largest providers of treatment, employment services, and affordable housing to substance abusing ex-prisoners, and it is deeply rooted in the culture of the population of focus.
  

Last Update: 10/29/2009