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Mississippi FY 2023 Agreement to Improve Local 988 Capacity - The Mississippi Department of Mental Health's (DMH) FY 2023 Cooperative Agreements for States and Territories to Improve Local 988 Capacity is designed to improve the state's response to 988 contacts, increase public awareness of 988, increase collaboration with crisis system partners, and enhance statewide data collection.

Mississippi has 24/7 primary and backup coverage for all 82 counties in the state for calls through its two 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers, Contact the Crisis Line and Contact Helpline.

DMH's partnership with the 988 Lifeline Centers will allow the state to achieve the following goals:
(Goal 1) Increase the capacity of the Lifeline Centers to meet crisis contact demand for the projected volume of texts and chats initiated in Mississippi.
(Goal 2) Increase community awareness and understanding of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline through a 988 educational campaign in line with SAMHSA's 988 Partner Toolkit.
(Goal 3) Increase collaboration among Mississippi 988 Lifeline Centers and crisis system partners to unify 988 response.
(Goal 4) Improve data collection processes to effectively track post-988 call referral and utilization data to improve 988 response and communication.

Contact Helpline and Contact the Crisis Line will receive funding through subawards from the Department of Mental Health to meet the required activities of this project.

Mississippi Department Of Mental Health

SAMHSA WAS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS PRIORITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH ASSISTANCE (GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS) TO STATES, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES, INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT PRIVATE ENTITIES. UNDER THESE SECTIONS, CSAT, CMHS AND CSAP SEEK TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDITIONS, AND TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES AND TO ADDRESS PRIORITY MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ASSIST CHILDREN IN DEALING WITH VIOLENCE AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS THROUGH BY FUNDING GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROJECTS. GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS MAY BE FOR (1) KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION PROJECTS FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION AND THE CONDUCT OR SUPPORT OF EVALUATIONS OF SUCH PROJECTS, (2) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, (3) TARGETED CAPACITY RESPONSE PROGRAMS (4) SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANTS INCLUDING STATEWIDE FAMILY NETWORK GRANTS AND CLIENT-ORIENTED AND CONSUMER RUN SELF-HELP ACTIVITIES AND (5) PROGRAMS TO FOSTER HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, (6) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES INTO PUBLICLY-FUNDED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SETTINGS

93.243 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Jackson, Mississippi 39201 United States

Single Zip Code

Cooperative Agreements for States and Territories to Improve Local 988 Capacity (FG-23-006)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 195% from $1,439,259 to $4,242,862.