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SAMHSA News Bulletin

Date: 10/11/2007
Media Contact: SAMHSA Press
Telephone: 240-276-2130

SAMHSA Awards $8 Million for 42 Statewide Family Network Grants

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today announced the award of 42 grants totaling about $8 million over three years to state-based organizations focused on improving programs serving children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances.

"Nearly every state has active family organizations dedicated to promoting systems of care that are responsive to the needs of children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances, and their families," said SAMHSA Administrator Terry Cline, Ph.D.  "These groups work tirelessly to ensure that the children with whom they work have every opportunity to thrive in their homes and communities."
           
The grant funds are used to improve services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and their families by strengthening relationships among family members and coalitions of family members, policymakers and service providers – recognizing that family members are the best and most effective change agents. 

The 42 awards under the Statewide Family Network Program are funded up to $70,000 per year in total costs. Continuation of these awards is subject to the availability of funds as well as the progress achieved by the grantees. Total funding for year one is $2,695,999. The grantees are:

  • Alabama Family Ties, Inc., Montgomery, Ala., $70,000
  • Alaska Youth and Family Network, Anchorage, Alaska, $60,000
  • Mentally III Kids in Distress, Phoenix, Ariz., $60,000
  • United Advocates for Children of California, Sacramento, Calif., $70,000
  • Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Denver, Colo., $70,000
  • Families United for Children’s Mental Health, Colchester, Conn., $70,000
  • Federation of Families, Rivera Beach, Fla., $60,000
  • Georgia Parent Support Network, Atlanta, Ga., $60,000
  • Guam Identifies Families Terrific Strengths Inc. (G.I.F.T.S.), Hagatna, Guam, $60,000
  • Hawaii Families as Allies, Aiea, Hawaii, $70,000
  • Idaho Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Boise, Idaho, $60,000
  • Indiana Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Anderson, Ind., $60,000
  • Iowa Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Anamosa, Iowa, $70,000
  • Keys for Networking Inc., Topeka, Kan., $60,000
  • Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children Inc., Frankfort, Ky., $70,000
  • Louisiana Federation/Families/Child Mental Health, Baton Rouge, La., $70,000
  • Maine Parent Federation, Augusta, Maine, $70,000
  • Maryland Coalition of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Columbia, Md., $60,000
  • Massachusetts Parent/Professional Advocacy League, Boston, Mass., $60,000
  • Association for Children’s Mental Health, Lansing, Mich., $70,000
  • Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health, St. Paul, Minn., $60,000  
  • Mississippi Families as Allies for Children’s Mental Health, Jackson, Miss., $60,000
  • NAMI of Missouri, Jefferson City, Mo., $60,000
  • Family Support Network, Billings, Mont., $60,000
  • Nebraska Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Lincoln, Neb., $70,000
  • Granite State Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Manchester, N.H., $69,520
  • New Jersey Alliance of Family Support Organizations, Medford, N.J., $60,000
  • Parents for Behaviorally Different Children, Albuquerque, N.M., $60,000
  • Families Together in New York State Inc., Albany, N.Y., $70,000
  • Nevada P.E.P. Inc., Las Vegas, Nev., $60,000
  • North Carolina Families United, Jamestown, N.C., $60,000
  • Oklahoma Federation of Families for Youth and Children’s Mental Health, Washington, Okla., 60,000
  • The Question Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., $66,479
  • Parent Support Network of Rhode Island, Johnston, R.I., $70,000
  • Federation of Families of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., $60,000
  • Tennessee Voices for Children Inc. Nashville, Tenn., $70,000
  • Texas Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Austin, Texas, $60,000
  • Allies with Families, Salt Lake City, Utah, $60,000
  • Vermont Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Waterbury, Vt., $60,000
  • Statewide Action for Family Empowerment of Washington, Spanaway, Wash. $60,000
  • Wisconsin Family Ties Inc, Madison, Wis., $70,000
  • Uplift, Cheyenne, Wyo., $70,000

For more information, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health services delivery system.


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