H79SM087563

NM Recast - In August 2022, the community of Gallup, New Mexico experienced a collective trauma during which an intoxicated individual drove through a parade at the highly attended 100th Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial Celebration, a celebration of Native American ancestral cultural dances, prayers, and traditions. The crisis resulted in 15 individuals injured, families separated during the crisis, and community-level trauma.

Gallup is located in McKinley County (MC), the population of which is approximately 80% Native American and largely underserved, with a history of poverty, historical trauma, and heightened behavioral health problems. Despite significant community needs, MC remains chronically underserved with respect to emergency and behavioral health services. Recent years have seen severe local workforce shortages in emergency personnel, law enforcement officers, and behavioral health clinicians, and MC ranks among the worst counties statewide in its proportion of behavioral health clinicians to its population.

Given Gallup's recent collective trauma and its citizens' chronic behavioral health needs, NM Recast aims to promote resiliency and equity through the implementation of evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions and violence prevention programs to Gallup's high-risk youth and families. Specifically, project goals include:

1. Promoting well-being, resiliency, and community healing through community-based, participatory approaches.
2. Creating more equitable access to trauma-informed behavioral health resources.
3. Integrating behavioral health services and community systems to address social determinants of health.
4. Providing culturally responsive and developmentally appropriate program services.

NM Recast will be guided by the Community Action Resilience Empowerment (CARE) Coalition, an established community-based coalition of residents, state and local government, non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and other entities, to ensure community voices and partnerships, as well as efficient resource sharing across organizations.

Examples of project objectives include:

1. Conducting a community needs and resource assessment.
2. Developing memorandums of understanding with multiple community-based organizations.
3. Developing and implementing a community strategic plan (example activities include talking circles, community engagement activities, reunification team development, conflict de-escalation training, employment and housing supports, services for first responders, and direct mental health treatment for children and families).
4. Implementing training related to trauma-informed behavioral health services, violence prevention programs, and community engagement programs.
5. Conducting other relevant trainings (i.e., in mental health literacy, disaster recovery and crisis response, cultural competency, and implicit bias reduction) to relevant stakeholders.

Through these activities, 700 citizens will be served.

New Mexico Department Of Human 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]

Santa Fe, New Mexico 875042348 United States

Single Zip Code

Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (SM-22-019)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 12/30/26 to 09/29/26 and the total obligations have increased 100% from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000.