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Fy 2023 cooperative agreements for state and territories to improve local 988 capacity - Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) currently partners with three National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) contact centers for 24/7 coverage specific to 988 calls, chats, and texts.

Reports have shown an increase in 988 services since the implementation date of July 16th, 2022. In collaboration with KDADS, the Kansas Crisis Call Centers will have measurable improvements to the in-state answering rate for calls, texts, and chats as well as workforce development.

The NSPL contact centers in Kansas are Johnson County Community Mental Health (JCCMH), Sedgwick County (in which COMCARE responds to NSPL calls), and Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ (KSPHQ). Healthsource Integrated Services (HIS) is currently a statewide back-up contact center and Wyandot Behavioral Health Network Inc. is in the process of gaining certification.

Currently, the average in-state call answer rate is above the targeted rate of 90%. However, the chat and text in-state answer rate has stayed at 60% for April and May 2023. Challenges to increasing chat and text answer rates are primarily related to staffing and technology.

To increase in-state chat and text answer rate, COMCARE, JCCMH, and KSPHQ will need to increase the number of volunteers, staff counselors, and peers available. As volume and staffing increases, so too does the need for increased supervision of volunteer, staff counselors, and peers for the purposes of support and quality assurance.

Kansas Department For Aging And Disability Services

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]

Topeka, Kansas 666033404 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 196% from $1,856,207 to $5,486,347.