H79FG001204

West Virginia 988 State Improvement Cooperative Agreement - West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) is seeking funding through NOFO FG-23-006 (FY 2023 Cooperative Agreement for States to Improve Local 988 Capacity) to augment the 988 system in the state.

West Virginia has one 988 Lifeline call center, First Choice Services (FCS), that will be the primary beneficiary of this funding. FCS will receive approximately 83% of the money to augment their crisis center staff by adding 8 crisis counselors, 1 data analyst, and 6 credentialed peers. The additional staff in these areas will be crucial as the 988 Lifeline expands.

Money will also be allocated to training for call center staff. This will ensure the staff receives annual training on the continuum of services as well as specific training in peer and police programming.

With the remainder of the money, BBH will hire a full-time project evaluator who will oversee data collection and dissemination, maintain and prepare reports, give presentations to professionals and lay groups, and provide consultative and technical assistance as requested. The project evaluator will also develop relationships with behavioral health providers and other state agencies for the purpose of improving data collection.

The funding through this cooperative agreement will further improve West Virginia's crisis continuum by increasing the workforce at both the center and state levels, providing better trainings, and assisting with data collection to help make better-informed decisions about the statewide crisis continuum. All of these things will improve 988 response for the whole state.

West Virginia Department Of Health And Human Resources

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]

Charleston, West Virginia 25301 United States

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

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 194% from $1,251,440 to $3,684,667.