H79SM084877

The Denver RECAST (Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma) Program will serve 13,170 at-risk youth and their families over the 5-year grant period. The program builds on Denver's assets to integrate behavioral health services with efforts to address social determinants of health. This will be achieved by creating a unified, coordinated infrastructure to impact youth violence, mental health concerns, and substance abuse. The infrastructure will be a partnership between public agencies and community-based organizations, managed by the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE).

Many Denver youth experience economic adversity, homelessness, and academic challenges, as well as violence and struggles with their mental wellness. The mental health concerns of at-risk youth have been compounded by civil unrest and the pandemic, which have disproportionately affected people of color. To address these needs, Denver RECAST has 5 goals and 13 objectives.

Goals:
1) To use community-based participatory approaches to promote well-being, resiliency, and healing.
2) To increase equity of access to trauma-informed behavioral health resources.
3) To integrate community services that address the social determinants of health with behavioral health services.
4) To increase community resilience by breaking down public agency silos and barriers, and building the capacity of residents to address the needs of at-risk youth and their families.
5) To enhance behavioral health services to be culturally and developmentally appropriate.

Objectives:
1.A) By 9/29/26, DDPHE will engage and sustain up to 30 community members in adult and youth advisory boards to guide project activities and quality improvement.
1.B) By 3/31/22, DDPHE will engage at least 100 community members in the assessment of community-identified drivers of civil unrest and the development of a plan to address these drivers.
1.C) By 3/31/22, DDPHE will develop a memorandum of understanding with community leadership that demonstrates their commitment to support program activities.

The following objectives will be met by 9/29/26:
2.A) At least 10 organizations will address barriers and improve linkages for at-risk youth and their families to access trauma-informed behavioral health resources.
2.B) At least 1,600 at-risk youth and their families will receive trauma-informed behavioral health resources and evidence-based programs.
2.C) At least 10 organizations will be trained in accessing alternative funding for services, including 3rd party reimbursement.
3.A) At least 5,000 at-risk youth and their families will be connected with community services linked to youth risk behaviors.
3.B) At least 400 community leaders will be trained on social determinants of youth risk behaviors.
3.C) Denver agencies will develop a comprehensive list of trauma-informed behavioral health resources.
4.A) 400 community members will be trained on leadership, assessment, and quality improvement.
4.B) Access for youth empowerment services will be provided to 5,000 at-risk youth.
5.A) At least 75% of program participants will report that services are culturally and developmentally appropriate and trauma-informed.
5.B) At least 250 community leaders will be trained on trauma-informed care, cultural responsiveness, and implicit bias.

Denver Dept. Of Public Health And Enviro

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]

Colorado United States

State-Wide

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

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 400% from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.