Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration

Building resilience... Facilitating recovery... A life in the community for everyone

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has established a clear vision for its work -- a life in the community for everyone. To realize this vision, the Agency has sharply focused its mission on building resilience and facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders. SAMHSA is gearing all of its resources -- programs, policies and grants -- toward that outcome.

Funding

The Ohio State University/Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation received a grant from SAMHSA for $400,000 annually for three years, which provides funding to assist suicide prevention programs throughout the state by providing training on ways to initiate or expand research-based, culturally competent approaches to early intervention for youth 11-18 who are at risk of suicide and those who may be experiencing undiagnosed, untreated mental disorders. It also includes making parent-approved risk assessment available, and a train the trainers aspect to increase the number of persons qualified in suicide assessment. Principal investigator for this grant is Paul F. Granello, associate professor of counselor education, who is chief science officer for the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation.

To learn more about the grant, click here.