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OJJDP FY 2023 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. OJJDP's guiding ...

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a multi-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) initiative aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in high-risk rural communities. This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the RCORP-Child ...

Mental Health Awareness Training Grants (Funding Opportunity)

Application deadline: May 1, 2023  The purpose of this grant program (PDF, 81 pages) is to train school personnel, emergency services personnel, law enforcement, veterans, and armed services members and their families to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders and how to safely de-escalate crisis situations involving individuals with ...

Resource: Fact or Fiction

This quiz allows users to test their knowledge of how drugs affect youth and young adults. The accompanying Fentanyl Quiz asks users questions specific to fentanyl, which is the #1 drug threat facing Americans today. Learn more. 

Project AWARE (Funding Opportunity)

Application deadline: April 28, 2023  This opportunity provides funding to develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services. Award recipients will leverage their partnerships to implement mental health-related promotion, awareness, prevention, intervention, and resilience activities to ensure that school-aged youth have access and are connected to appropriate and ...

Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders Program (Funding Opportunity)

Application deadline: May 8, 2023  This program offers grants to improve and expand access to developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate services and supports for transition-aged youth and young adults (ages 16-25), who either have or are at risk for developing serious mental health conditions. Award recipients will be expected to identify ...

Treatment for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness, Serious Emotional Disturbance or Co-Occurring Disorders Experiencing Homelessness (Funding Opportunity)

Application deadline: May 5, 2023  The purpose of this program is to expand access to and delivery of comprehensive, coordinated, and evidenced-based services for youth, young adults, and families with a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or co-occurring disorders who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness (e.g., ...

Planning and Developing Infrastructure to Promote the Mental Health of Children, Youth, and Families in American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) Communities (Funding Opportunity)

Application deadline: May 5, 2023  The purpose of this program is to provide Tribes and Tribal organizations with tools and resources to plan and design a family-driven, community-based, and culturally and linguistically competent system of care for children and youth with or at risk for mental health or other challenges, and ...

OJJDP FY 2023 Family-Based Alternative Justice Program

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. OJJDP's guiding ...

National Adolescent Health Month

May is National Adolescent Health Month (NAHM). This annual observance emphasizes the importance of building on young people’s strengths and potential, encouraging meaningful youth engagement in adolescent health activities, and highlighting key topics in adolescent health. The 2023 NAHM themes are:  Week 1: Expand sexual and reproductive health information and services  Week ...
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