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SAMHSA Peer Run Organization Webinar Features 黑料正能量’ Edye Schwartz

by Chris Liu-Beers

黑料正能量 Note: Register today for the April 3 BRSS TACS First Fridays with 黑料正能量鈥 own Edye Schwartz, where she will be describing concrete ways to build effective and sustainable peer run organizations. This webinar will be relevant for national groups looking to build peer service options, and for 黑料正能量 agencies exploring partnership with or expansion to peer run organizations. See more information and the registration link below!

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Welcome to the March 2015 BRSS TACS monthly update from SAMHSA鈥檚 Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS). This month鈥檚 update includes: April鈥檚 First Fridays with BRSS TACS event, registration information for the next BRSS TACS webinar, new SAMHSA grant opportunities, a virtual learning community on adolescent substance use prevention and treatment, resources about African-American Behavioral Health, and information about how to request technical assistance from BRSS TACS.听

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SAMHSA Grant Opportunities Announced

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for State Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth Treatment Enhancement and Dissemination Planning [State Youth Treatment – Planning (SYT-P)]. The purpose of SYT-P is to support states, territories, and tribes to develop a comprehensive strategic plan to improve treatment for adolescents (ages 12-18) and/or transitional aged youth (ages 16-25) with substance use disorders and/or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. The plan will help strengthen the existing infrastructure system to assure that youth have access to evidence-based assessments and treatment models and recovery services. 听

Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $250,000

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Application Due date: Monday, April 6, 2015

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Additionally, CSAT and SAMHSA鈥檚 Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) are accepting applications for the Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals for States (CABHI-States). The purpose of this program is to enhance or develop the infrastructure of states and their treatment service systems. The program hopes to increase capacity and provide accessible, effective, comprehensive, coordinated/integrated, and evidence-based treatment services; permanent supportive housing; peer supports; and other recovery support services to:

  • Individuals who experience chronic homelessness and have substance use disorders, serious mental illnesses (SMI), or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; and/or听
  • Veterans who experience homelessness/chronic homelessness and have substance use disorders, SMI, or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.

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Anticipated Award Amount:听Up to $250,000

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Application Due date:听Monday, April 6, 2015

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First Fridays with BRSS TACS

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Friday, April 3, 2015

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Building Effective and Sustainable Peer Run Organizations

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Edye Schwartz, D.S.W., L.C.S.W.R.,听

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Director of Systems Transformation Initiatives,听黑料正能量 Association for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services

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Click to learn more about Dr. Schwartz.

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Did you miss March鈥檚 First Fridays event,听鈥淪hared Decision Making: Empowered; Informed; Engaged鈥听with Laurie Curtis?

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Click听听to review the slides.

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Save the Date

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The next BRSS TACS webinar,听鈥淢otivational Interviewing for Peer Support Workers鈥听is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 2015 from 2:00-3:30pm ET.听

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Click听听to learn about the presenters.

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Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Youth Learning Community Webinar

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The American Academy of Pediatrics and other organizations recommend SBIRT as part of routine care to prevent or reduce adolescent substance use. This learning community, sponsored by the Institute for Research, Education & Training in Addictions, will focus on implementing SBIRT for youth. It is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 1:00-2:30pm ET.

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Recovery Resource Library Update

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This month highlights resources about African American Behavioral Health that have been added to . Featured links are listed below:

  • 鈥擶ebcast of an NPR interview with psychiatrist William Lawson who examines stigma around mental health diagnoses in the African American community.

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  • 鈥擜merican Psychological Association webpage that includes statistics and research articles on African Americans鈥 limited access to mental and behavioral health care.

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  • 鈥擲AMHSA report about new health care options for African Americans through the Affordable Care Act.

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  • 鈥擱eport by The National Leadership Council on African American Behavioral Health that addresses challenges in access to behavioral health services and examines opportunities and potential solutions.

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  • 鈥擣act sheet about the rates, risk factors, treatments, and special considerations for clinical depression among African American women.

Click 听to find more resources on this topic.

BRSS TACS is dedicated to promoting wide-scale adoption of recovery-oriented supports, services, and systems for people in recovery from substance use and/or mental health conditions. The BRSS TACS team can 听in your work to promote recovery through free training opportunities, telephone consultations, email resources, peer learning, webcasts, and distance learning. If you are interested in receiving technical assistance please fill out a 听and submit it to brsstacs@center4si.com.

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Questions or comments about this email? Let us know!

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SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

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1 Choke Cherry Road 鈥 Rockville, MD 20857 鈥 1-877-SAMHSA-7

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