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#MHSTRONG2021 - THE ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS (MHAW) PROPOSES TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING SERVICES TO RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF SUFFOLK COUNTY (SC), NEW YORK, AS PART OF THE 2021 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING GRANT FROM SAMHSA. THE #MHSTRONG2021 PROJECT IS USING THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CURRICULA, BOTH YOUTH AND ADULT (PUBLIC SAFETY MODULE), INTERACTIVE COURSES THAT PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. TRAINEES WILL BE INTRODUCED TO RISK FACTORS AND WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR IMPACT AND COMMON TREATMENTS. THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES WILL BE CHILDREN/YOUTH, AGES 6-18, WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED), COMPLEX TRAUMA HISTORIES AND/OR INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; AND ADULTS, AGES 19 AND OLDER, WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI) AND/OR INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THERE IS A GROWING NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AMONG INDIVIDUALS WHO INTERACT AND/OR WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH SEDS/SMIS,WITH A HISTORY OF TRAUMA, AND/OR WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. GAPS IN SERVICES PERSIST DUE TO LIMITED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROVIDERS, AND THE LACK OF AWARENESS. SC CHILDREN AND YOUTH, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF COLOR WITH COMPLEX TRAUMA HISTORIES, AND WHO ARE CRITICALLY VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID, POVERTY AND MS-13 GANG RECRUITMENT; AND COULD BENEFIT FROM MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. SMIS/SEDS AND TRAUMA ARE ESPECIALLY HEIGHTENED DURING PANDEMICS AND ANXIETY-RELATED BEHAVIORS AND OVERALL LOWER PERCEIVED STATES OF HEALTH ARE COMMON (PSYCHIATRIC TIMES, 2020). MOREOVER, LOW-INCOME AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ARE EXPERIENCING HIGHER DEATH RATES FROM COVID-19; AND COMPOUNDED BY SCHOOLS CLOSURES, CHILDREN ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF CARE AS THEY STRUGGLE WITH ISOLATION AND FEAR, AND OTHER FACTORS THAT EXACERBATE MENTAL ILLNESSES. SIMILARLY, AMONG SC ADULT POPULATIONS, THERE ARE GREATER NUMBERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AS A RESULT OF COVID AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. RECENT COVID-RELATED FEEDBACK FROM FAMILIES LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR REVEALED THAT MOST FEAR HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER, UNEMPLOYMENT, TRAUMA AND LOSS FROM BEING SICK OR FAMILY AND FRIENDS BEING SICK OR DYING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION ISSUES, INCREASED IN FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND CONCERNS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND CHILD SAFETY ISSUES, AMONG OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, ADULTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE AT CRITICAL RISK OF SMIS/SEDS AND WILL BE A PRIMARY FOCUS. IN FACT, MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL SC INMATE POPULATION ARE REFERRED TO THE MENTAL HEALTH UNIT DURING INCARCERATION. NEARLY 78% HAVE CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE-RELATED DIAGNOSES (INMATES REFERRED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT THE SC CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, 2012). TO ADDRESSES THESE DEFICIENCIES, THE #MHSTRONG2021 PROJECT WILL TRAIN A TOTAL OF 4,780 INDIVIDUALS BY THE END OF 2026; 956 ON AVERAGE ANNUALLY, TO HELP INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF TRAINEES TO REDUCE HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS OF SC CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH SMIS/SEDS; AND SAFELY AND APPROPRIATELY IDENTIFY, RESPOND TO AND REFER INDIVIDUALS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES.

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PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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