|
|
|
|
Welcome
to the Southwest Prevention Center's
Prevention News
|
|
SAMHSA
Awards 25 Grants Totaling $190 Million for Strategic Prevention
Framework State Incentive Programs
 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently announced 25 grants
totaling up to $190 million over five years to implement the
Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants (SPF-SIG) to
advance community-based programs for substance abuse prevention.
SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention will administer the
grants.
The funds will be used to implement a five-step planning process
known to support positive youth development, reduce risk-taking
behaviors, build on assets, and prevent problem behaviors. The
five steps are: (1) conduct needs assessments; (2) build state and
local capacity; (3) develop a comprehensive strategic plan; (4)
implement evidence-based prevention policies, programs and practices;
and (5) monitor and evaluate program effectiveness, sustaining what
has worked well. Inherent in the process is sustainability and
cultural competency.
In the Southwest region, Oklahoma's Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Service will receive $2.135 million per year for five
years to implement the statewide SPF-SIG. Previously,
Oklahoma's Cherokee Nation received a SPF-SIG to serve 14 counties in
northeast Oklahoma counties with significant Indian
populations. With this award, all States in the Southwest
region have received SPF-SIG awards.
|
|
|
Grant Review Opportunities at the
Substance Abuse
& Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
|
|
 On a continuous basis, the three centers of the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are seeking
professionals to evaluate applications for Federal grants. SAMHSA
reviewers must have related program experience and education, be able
to analyze grant applications effectively against specific criteria, be
able to express their evaluation clearly in writing, and be interested
in contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Specifically, the
agency is interested in reviewers with the following specific program
experience and knowledge:
- Individuals with
background in mental health services and knowledge of
community-based systems of care and services for adults with
serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances.
- Individuals with
background and knowledge of substance abuse prevention, who have
expertise or experience in working with activities that discourage
substance abuse and behaviors increasing the risk of substance
abuse.
- Individuals with
expertise in evidence-based, effective substance abuse treatment
services, programs and activities.
Grant reviewers
gain many skills out of their experience such as:
- Understanding of the
grant-making process
- Opportunity to network
with colleagues
- Chance to exercise
professional judgment and expertise
- Intellectual challenge
- Reviewers are chosen for
particular grant programs, based on their knowledge, education and
experience
Click here for more information
|
|
|
|
Building Healthy Communities Grant
Program
Application
deadline: Sep 15, 2009
Grants for community improvement projects.
Click here for more information
Knowledge
Dissemination Conference Grants Program
Application
deadline: Sep 30, 2009
Grants to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental
health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields
Click here for more information
Youth
Empowerment Program
Application deadline: Sep 3, 2009
Grants to address unhealthy behaviors in at-risk minority youth and
provide them opportunities to learn skills and gain experiences that
contribute to more positive lifestyles and enhance their capacity to
make healthier life choices.
Click here for more information
|
|
|
|
National Prevention Network
Conference
|
|
The National
Prevention Network (NPN) invites you to their 22nd Annual Prevention
Research Conference, September 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California.
The theme for this year's conference is "Prevention
Research: Striking Gold."
Click here for more information
|
|
|
|
|
Sept 15-18
|
NPN Conference [Anaheim, CA] |^|
|
|
OCTOBER
|
|
|
Oct 5-9
|
SAPST Training [Houston, TX] |^|
|
|
NOVEMBER
|
|
|
Nov 4
|
Ethics training [Houston, TX] |^|
|
|
Nov 5
|
CPS Course [San
Antonio, TX] |^|
|
|
Nov 16-20
|
SAPST Training [Fort Worth, TX] |^|
|
|
DECEMBER
|
|
|
Dec 7-11
|
SAPST Training [San Antonio, TX] |^|
|
|
JANUARY 2010
|
|
Jan 18-20
|
SAPST Training [Lbbock, TX] |^|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|^| = Click for the Website to
each Event
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Feel free to forward this
announcement to others who may be interested.
Sincerely,
Joe Wiese, Director
Southwest Prevention Center
|
|
