SAMHSA Awards Up to $2.3 Million in Statewide Consumer Network Grants
September 13, 2012
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Up to $2.3 million in funding will help up to 11 new statewide consumer networks strengthen coalitions among consumers, peers, policymakers and service providers,听Pamela S. Hyde听, the administrator of the听Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced yesterday.
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Consumer networks can foster peer support groups and offer training for peer support leaders.听Grantees also provide counseling services for persons with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
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听鈥淭hese community-based, trained peer support networks provide essential services to individuals and families throughout our country, and their positive impact cannot be overstated,鈥 said Hyde.听鈥淭he innovative and holistic approaches to behavioral health support provided through these networks can help communities meet a wide array of mental illness and substance abuse disorders.鈥
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Grantees will receive up to $70,000 per year for up to three years.听听The actual amounts of the grants will depend on the availability of funds.
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The grant recipients and their yearly awards are:
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SC SHARE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 West Columbus, S.C.听听听听听听听听听听听听听 $70,000
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Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.听听听听听 Wethersfield, Conn.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听$70,000
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Mental Health
Empowerment Project听听听听听听听听听听听Albany, N.Y.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 $68,223
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Wings Across Alabama听听听听听听听听听听Montgomery, Ala.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 $70,000
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South Dakota United for
Hope & Recovery听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rapid City, S.D.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 $70,000
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Alaska Peer
Support Consortium听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Anchorage, Alaska听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 $69,902
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Amistad, Inc.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Portland, Maine听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 $68,700
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NAMI Texas听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Austin, Texas听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 $70,000
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Fresh Start of
Miami-Dade听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Miami Gardens, Fla.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 $70,000
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Kansas Consumer Advisory
Council for Adults听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Wichita, Kan.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 $70,000
Grassroots Empowerment
Project, Inc.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Madison, Wis.听听听听听听
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