H79SM084913

City of Los Angeles Recast Initiative - To address the 2020 civil unrest and its aftermath in the South Los Angeles region, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office ("LACA"), in partnership with Children's Institute, Inc. ("CII") and the Los Angeles Police Department ("LAPD"), will implement key evidence-based violence prevention strategies, community youth engagement programs, and behavioral health services to improve the well-being, resiliency, and healing in this afflicted community, where trauma is almost ubiquitous.

Goals will include:

Goal 1: Increase community capacity to promote well-being, resiliency, and community healing through community-based, participatory approaches.

Objective 1A: Within 60 days of the grant award, LACA will assemble and engage a diverse set of stakeholders to act as the leadership group for the Recast program.

Objective 1B: Within 3 months of the grant award, the Recast Council will develop and launch a community needs assessment to guide implementation over the five-year grant term.

Objective 1C: Within 6 months of the grant award, the Recast Council will develop a strategic plan to guide implementation over the five-year grant term.

Goal 2: Increase the availability and accessibility of evidence-based mental health services by establishing and increasing awareness of referral mechanisms to mental health and social-emotional support services.

Objective 2A: CII will train teachers, school personnel, law enforcement/first responders, and family support staff at schools across Los Angeles County on the mechanisms for referring individuals to mental health services (Year 1 = 250 trainees, Year 2 = 300 trainees, Years 3 through 5 = 350 trainees annually, a total of 1,600 trainees over the grant term).

Objective 2B: Agencies who participate in CII's training will refer children and adults to mental health services (Year 1 - 250 individuals referred, Years 2 through 5 = 300 referrals annually, a total of 1,450 referrals over the grant term).

Goal 3: Increase community wellness through collaborative community-based programming and events.

Objective 3A: CII will provide annual programming and training to 50 youth, adults, and grassroots organizations on community organizing, civic engagement, and starting a business per year for a total of 250 youth over the term of the grant.

Objective 3B: CII will provide the Wyman's Tops nine-month youth leadership programming to 50 youth per year (2 cohorts of 25) and 250 youth over the term of the grant.

Objective 3C: CII and LACA

City Of Los Angeles

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]

Los Angeles, California 900124133 United States

Single Zip Code

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.