SAMHSA.gov
The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

SAMHSA Grant Awards By State FY 2007
Discretionary Funds in Detail

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
REP. OF PALAU
Grantee: REPUBLIC OF PALAU MINISTRY OF HEALTH	Koror, PW
Program: State Data Infrastructure Grants (2007)	SM058075
Congressional District: PW-00
FY 2007 Funding: $71,100
Project Period: 09/30/2007 - 09/29/2010
The MH DIG project is one that builds on the already existing mental health data system within the context of a renewed major project of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to establish a Ministry wide health information system (HIS). All data appropriate to Palau indicated in the basic and developmental measures will be collected in the updated system. Training of service providers and Mental Health Council members in data, URS and NOMS as well as data-based decision making will be part of this project. Integration of clinical as well as financial and administrative data will also occur thus ensuring a comprehensive set of information available to authorized personnel.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Grantee: REPUBLIC OF PALAU MINISTRY OF HEALTH	Koror Palau, PW
Program: Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants	SP011228
Congressional District: PW-00
FY 2007 Funding: $420,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2009
The Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants are used to advance community-based programs for substance abuse prevention, mental health promotion, and mental illness prevention. The SPF SIG implements a five-step process known to promote youth development, reduce risk-taking behaviors, build on assets, and prevent problem behaviors. The five steps are: (1) conduct needs assessments; (2) build state and local capacity; (3) develop a comprehensive strategic plan; (4) implement evidence-based prevention policies, programs and practices; and (5) monitor and evaluate program effectiveness, sustaining what has worked well. These grants will allow the programs to provide leadership, technical support and monitoring to ensure that participating communities are successful. The success of the grants will be measured by specific measurable outcomes, among them: abstinence from drug use and alcohol abuse, reduction in substance abuse-related crime, attainment of employment or enrollment in school, increased stability in family and living conditions, increased access to services, and increased social connectedness. Palau's Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant program will reach out to communities to enlist their support for the shared development of a strategic prevention framework based on sound prevention principles and Palauan culture and strengths. Palau plans to provide and facilitate training for targeted communities on strategic incentive grant principles, all steps of the Framework --including community readiness, data resources, evaluation, strategic planning, risk/protective factors, and model programs.

Last Update: 3/4/2008