H79SM084863

Philadelphia Recast Program - In 2020, Philadelphia experienced significant civil unrest, particularly in the wake of the police-involved shooting of West Philadelphia resident, Walter Wallace Jr. West and North Philadelphia are confronted with the highest rates of poverty, violent crime, homicides, and adverse health outcomes in the city. Therefore, Philadelphia Recast will target neighborhoods in West Philadelphia (Cobbs Creek, Mill Creek-Parkside, Paschall-Kingsessing) and North Philadelphia (Nicetown-Tioga, Sharswood-Stanton, and Strawberry Mansion).

Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services (DBHIDS) oversees a comprehensive behavioral health system, where staff are co-located in the schools, family court, child welfare, and health centers. Extensive co-location creates opportunities to connect with at-risk youth and families, leveraging these partnerships to address their needs.

The goals of Philadelphia Recast include:

1) Empower these two communities to work together to promote resilience and equity, improve behavioral health, and reduce trauma through a sustained community change process.

2) Reduce trauma among high-risk youth and families in the six targeted neighborhoods through implementation of evidence-based violence prevention programs, community and positive youth development programs, and linkages to trauma-informed behavioral health services.

Steps to accomplish these goals began during proposal development, done in partnership with behavioral health treatment providers, faith leaders, youth leaders, and community organizations predominantly from the African-American community. The strategic plan will be driven by the stakeholders from these communities and used as a roadmap for the life of the grant. We will use a participatory budgeting process to ensure our efforts meet community-identified needs.

The Philadelphia Recast project will expand evidenced-based violence prevention approaches and linkages to trauma-informed behavioral health services, and create opportunities for our faith leaders and treatment providers of color to infuse our treatment system with practice-based, culturally competent evidence. Philadelphia Recast will also expand culturally competent trauma-informed behavioral health practices in schools and community youth programs through training in evidence-based practices designed for communities of color, such as PLAAY (Preventing Long Term Anger and Aggression in Youth).

Creating true resilience in these communities also requires significant attention to youth support and leadership development. The Youth Advocacy Institute will create a mechanism for Philadelphia Recast to build an emerging leaders community that can be sustained beyond this funding. Our evaluation will ensure that community leaders and young adults have the tools they need to conduct evaluations without researchers driving the process.

Philadelphia Recast will build the coalition through true government/community partnership by leveraging funding and skill development opportunities in order to support increased community resilience and improved outcomes for youth and families.

City Of Philadelphia

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]

Pennsylvania United States

State-Wide

Resiliency In Communities After Stress and Trauma (SM-21-012)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 300% from $1,000,000 to $4,000,000.