SAMHSA Fiscal Year 2004 Discretionary Funds

SAMHSA State Grant Awards FY 2004
Discretionary Funds in Detail
NORTH CAROLINA

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)

NORTH CAROLINA

Grantee: NC Dept of Hlth & Human Services	Raleigh, NC
Program: State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants	SM56633
Congressional District: NC-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $142,200
Project Period: 08/23/2004 - 08/22/2007
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: NC Dept of Hlth & Human Services	Raleigh, NC
Program: Emergency Response	SM55169
Congressional District: NC-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $52,678
Project Period: 06/01/2003 - 05/31/2005
The North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services is requesting funding under the State Emergency Response Capacity grant to develop a cadre of All-Hazard trainers/responders to deliver culturally competent and evidence-based mental health and substance abuse early intervention to those who are affected by any hazard or disaster. The development of culturally appropriate educational materials in English and Spanish that are pertinent to both terrorism and bioterrorism events will also be supported by this project.

Grantee: Child & Parent Support Services	Durham, NC
Program: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children	SM56124
Congressional District: NC-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $399,354
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2007
Child & Parent Support Services as a Community Practice Center will 1) improve access to care for traumatized children in Durham, 2) heighten community provider response to trauma in children, 3) implement three new best practices interventions considered ready for replication and evaluation, and 4) work collaboratively with Network sites. The grantee will work through a collaboration of a community non-profit agency and three universities designed to unify previously fragmented community services for traumatized children. The project utilizes a comprehensive approach to child trauma including forensic assessment, child and parent treatment, intensive in-home services, and school-based interventions. This continuum of services was developed and implemented to respond to the complex needs of families experiencing trauma in addition to chronic psychosocial adversity. Utilizing evidence-based treatment approaches and working with network partners to identify screening tools and training strategies, the grantee will increase its capacity to provide state-of-the-art best practices in trauma treatment to children in their community.

Grantee: NC MH Devel Disabilities Substance Abuse	Raleigh, NC
Program: Children's Services	SM52907
Congressional District: NC-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $1,500,000
Project Period: 09/30/1999 - 08/31/2005
The State will develop the North Carolina System of Care Network (SOC) and pilot the program in 11 counties. The SOC will integrate mental health, family support and advocacy, health, social services, education, and juvenile justice systems at the State and community levels to meet the spectrum of needs of children with SED and their families. Critical to this program are both full and sustained family partnership and participatory learning/knowledge development to inform future SOC counties and to include in training curricula at the State and national levels.

Grantee: NC Dept. of Health and Human Svc	Raleigh, NC
Program: North Carolina Outreach and Intervention Project	SM56689
Congressional District: NC-08
FY 2004 Funding: : $150,000
Project Period: 08/20/2004 - 08/19/2005
This outreach and intervention project helps identify the need for increased mental health and substance abuse services, conduct outreach activities to ensure that those in need of services are aware of available resources and encourage them to access such care in the area that was economically devastated by the closing of a major textile plant in July of 2003. Approximately 4,300 people lost their jobs with the closing of this plant. Through this project, the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services will design and implement targeted community education, prevention, intervention, and short term mental health, substance abuse and family treatment services and supports for the individuals who have been affected by textile industry closings. It will also, work in collaboration with community partners (crisis ministries, health care, human services agencies) to provide direct concerted outreach, targeted case finding, and case management activities that will identify people in need of services, and to facilitate their involvement in education, prevention, intervention, and/or treatment services.

Grantee: ECAC for NC Families United	Davidson, NC
Program: CMHS Statewide Family Network Grants	SM56457
Congressional District: NC-09
FY 2004 Funding: : $70,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
NC Families United's mission is to link families of children with serious emotional, behavioral mental health challenges to state and community partners for improving the lives of these children and their families. Funding has allowed NC Families United to develop and grow into a statewide voice for children and families with serious emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)

NORTH CAROLINA

Grantee: Cumberland County Communicare, Inc	Fayetteville, NC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12153
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $61,326
Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005
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: Greensboro Housing Authority	Greensboro, NC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12402
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 10/01/2003 - 09/30/2005
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: Halifax County Schools	Halifax, NC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12027
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $75,000
Project Period: 10/01/2000 - 09/30/2005
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: Sandhills Center	West End, NC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12124
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $45,066
Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005
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: Coalition for Drug Abuse Prevention	Winston Salem, NC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP12429
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 10/01/2003 - 09/30/2005
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: Eastern N Carolina Cncl on Subst Abuse	Greenville, NC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP11499
Congressional District: NC-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
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: Governor's Inst Alcohol & SA, Inc	Research Triangle, PK, NC
Program: SAMHSA Conference Grants	SP11082
Congressional District: NC-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $25,000
Project Period: 08/15/2004 - 08/14/2005
The NC Partners to Reduce Underage Drinking with support from public and private agencies implemented the NC Underage Drinking Prevention Conference in September 2004 to provide training concerning environmental interventions, policy, media advocacy to youth, community advocates, public health, and college professionals. The conference provided training on advocacy and strategic interventions that advance state and local laws and policies related to underage drinking and was designed to highlight model programs and how to use current research to increase services and community awareness; educate participants on effective advocacy efforts; emphasize the importance of collaboration and coalition building; provide opportunities for networking; and educate participants on creating long-term success to reduce underage drinking on the state and local levels. The conference assisted NC to implement environmental strategies to reduce underage drinking at the community level and served as a stepping stone for participants' work. A committee formed by the Partners staff provided needs assessments, technical assistance and consultation with their implementation efforts. Post conference focus groups and follow up technical assistance in three regions of the state will be supported.

Grantee: Duke University	Durham, NC
Program: HIV/AIDS Cohort 3 Services	SP10298
Congressional District: NC-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $349,364
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2005
Partners in Caring (PIC), a program of the Pastoral Services Department of the Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) and the DUMC Adult Infectious Diseases (ID) Clinic based in Durham, provides substance abuse and HIV education to community, faith-based organizations and pastoral care and support services to HIV+ patients at the DUMC Adult ID Clinics. The proposed project targets two a risk populations: 1) African-American youth (ages 12-20) and 2) HIV-infected African-American adults. The interventions will be implemented over a three-year period in two counties -Durham and Cumberland, and one region -Vance, Granville, Franklin, Warren and Person Counties (5-County Region). DUMC has three established outpatient ID Clinics (Durham, Cumberland and Vance) with interdisciplinary team and well-coordinated support services in each area.

Grantee: ValueOptions	Research Triangle Park, NC
Program: Youth Transition into the Workplace	SP11118
Congressional District: NC-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $149,987
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2006
To create EAP services that more effectively reach young workers, this project will work to adapt EAP services to better match their cultural, demographic and attitude preferences. To achieve this improved outreach, Value Options and its partners Health Management Associates (HMA) and the Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems initiative at George Washington University Medical Center (GWUMC) will use the sophisticated geodemographic segmentation systems and data mining techniques used by businesses to sell gourmet coffee or to locate branch bank offices. By using Value Options' database that includes socio-demographic and clinical service information from millions of client care episodes with geodemographic segmentation systems, we will create EAP services that reach young workers for the first time with media, messages, and processes of care that match their preferences and problems. In the first two years of the planned project, Value Options will work with six corporate customers served through its North Carolina center to create and pilot the prototype EAP outreach to young workers. In Phase II, the program will replicate Phase I and extend the program to Value Options' entire book of business, four other service sites and 12 staff model offices.

Grantee: Moses Cone Wesley Long Cmnty Hlth Fndn	Greensboro, NC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP11471
Congressional District: NC-05
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
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: Gastonia Housing Authority	Gastonia, NC
Program: Drug Free Communities	SP11292
Congressional District: NC-12
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
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: Sickle Cell Dis Assoc-Piedmont	Greensboro, NC
Program: HIV/AIDS Cohort 4 Services	SP10526
Congressional District: NC-12
FY 2004 Funding: : $350,000
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2008
The Sickle Cell Disease Association of the Piedmont (SCDAP) in Greensboro, NC has received a 5 year grant to provide integrated substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention services to minority and underserved populations. This program will provide three new HIV and substance abuse prevention interventions to African-American high risk communities in Greensboro and High Point, NC.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

NORTH CAROLINA

Grantee: Voices for Addiction Recovery	Asheville, NC
Program: Recovery Community Service	TI14818
Congressional District: NC-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $325,000
Project Period: 04/30/2003 - 04/29/2007
VOICES for Addiction Recovery -- North Carolina, Inc. (VOICES) will mobilize the recovery community to serve as bridge between identified target populations and service providers. The circle of recovery will be expanded through the mutuality of peer driven support services, VOICES will be the conduit for this process.

Grantee: Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium	Charlotte, NC
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS	TI14512
Congressional District: NC-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $273,848
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2007
To enhance the current case management system to include access to substance abuse professionals and connect clients who are dually diagnosed with treatment options and support during treatment and aftercare. African-American's comprise 71 percent of the 180 individuals that will be served during this grant period.

Grantee: Duke University	Durham, NC
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS	TI14386
Congressional District: NC-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $499,992
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2007
To ensure that an additional 400 people have access to culturally sensitive substance abuse and HIV prevention and treatment services. The target population of this intervention are African-American women, including women with children, African-American men who inject drugs, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and at-risk, non-injecting MSM and African-American men and women who have been released from prisons and jails.

Grantee: Duke University	Durham, NC
Program: Effective Adolescent Treatment	TI15447
Congressional District: NC-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $249,967
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2006
The Drug Abuse Treatment for Adolescents (DATA) project is designed to make effective treatment for adolescent substance abuse available in community treatment settings. DATA is designed to be part of SAMHSA's Effective Adolescent Treatment initiative. In DATA, 110 cannabis or alcohol abusing adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17, and 44 similar youths ages 18 to 21, will receive a brief outpatient intervention that has been demonstrated to be an efficacious intervention for cannabis abusers.

Grantee: North Carolina State Dept of Human Res	Raleigh, NC
Program: State Data Infrastructure	TI14624
Congressional District: NC-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2005
The North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services has begun developing a comprehensive decision support system. This project will focus on the inclusion of key substance abuse related data sets, performance indicators, report cards, outcome measures, and fidelity measures for clinical and system guidelines. Development of data for these components will be achieved through participation in a departmental initiative towards enterprise data solutions via data warehousing. With specific consideration being given to meeting treatment performance reporting requirements for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Performance Partnerships (PPG), the Division will collect the necessary data from its providers and migrate select data from its client and services transaction into a data repository, the creation of which will provide the State. SAMHSA, and other stakeholders with information needed for accountability, management, planning and evaluation.

Grantee: Governor's Inst on Alc & Substance Abuse	Research Triangle Park, NC
Program: Strengthening Access and Retention (SAR)	TI15587
Congressional District: NC-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $200,000
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2006
The Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention (STAR) Project brings together partners from the Pitt County Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Center and the Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center and their referring agencies to enhance management procedures and clinical skills to improve access and treatment. The STAR Project will target clients, aged 17-25, who are residents of Pitt County, a largely rural area in eastern North Carolina. Objectives of the STAR project include the following: to improve treatment access and retention in substance abuse services at the Pitt Center through the development of process improvement teams and to improve treatment retention through the use of motivational enhancement therapy (MET).

Grantee: EBCI Recovery Services Center	Cherokee, NC
Program: Recovery Community Service	TI13282
Congressional District: NC-11
FY 2004 Funding: : $170,138
Project Period: 09/30/2001 - 09/29/2006
The purpose of this grant is to foster participation of people in recovery and their family members in the public dialogue about addiction, treatment and recovery. The term "recovery community" is a broad and encompassing term that includes persons having a history of alcohol and drug problems who are in recovery or recovered, those currently in treatment, those seeking treatment, as well as their family members, and other supporters and allies. Recovery community organizations help people in recovery, their families and supporters work together to identify, develop, and support needed treatment and recovery policies, systems, and services.

Office of the Administrator (OA)

NORTH CAROLINA

Grantee: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC
Program: Dissertation Grants for 2003	OA00057
Congressional District: NC-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $26,683
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2005
Crack cocaine use has been associated with sexual risk behaviors and HIV. Through a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from a gender and culture specific HIV intervention among African American women crack users, the proposed study seeks to better understand the HIV sexual risk behaviors among women users who trade sex for drugs, money, or other things and women crack users who do not trade sex, using chi square and t-tests; (2) to examine, in a multivariate regression model, the factors (e.g., drug use patterns, socioeconomic resources, homelessness, mental health, and childhood abuse) that differentiate women crack users who trade sex and those who do not trade sex; and (3) to examine, in a multivariate regression model, the predictors (e.g., drug use patterns, socioeconomic resources, homelessness, mental health, childhood abuse, and current victimization) of sexual risk behaviors, such as inconsistent condom use, among women crack users who trade sex. In North Carolina, where the study data were collected, as in the United States in general, HIV is increasingly affecting women of color, particularly African American women, and primarily through sexual transmission. Thus, there is a need to better understand the factors that heightened HIV risk among women crack users. This study will inform HIV interventions for women crack users.