SAMHSA is offering the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up Grant to promote systematic follow-up for suicidal individuals who contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network or are discharged from a partnering emergency department. This grant aims to reduce suicide and suicidal behavior by ensuring continuity of care, coordinating services among various programs, and facilitating collaborations between emergency departments and health care providers. The program also addresses behavioral health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. Grant recipients must begin service delivery within four months of receiving the award. Applications for this grant close on February 11, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 280400
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SM-16-006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.243 — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_Projects of Regional and National Significance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 07, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 11, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 11, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 12, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $690,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $115,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Since the purpose of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up program is to promote systematic follow-up of suicidal persons who call the NSPL network and those that are discharged from a partnering emergency department(s), SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to applicants that are members of the NSPL Crisis Center Network who provide 24-hour coverage and have an established partnership with an emergency department(s).
Crisis Centers that are members of the NSPL network have been specifically trained in the NSPL procedures for follow-up activities, imminent risk guidelines, and the NSPL risk assessment standards. They are also the only Crisis Centers that are able to obtain the required consents from Lifeline callers for follow-up activities. The limitations on eligibility are necessary to ensure that the infrastructure is in place to provide services to high-risk, high-priority, or underserved populations, and ensure relationships with state/local mental health systems are in place for Lifeline callers and individuals discharged from partnering emergency department(s) to receive follow-up and access to care within 48-hours of discharge. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin |
| Description: | The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services, is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2016 Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up grants. The purpose of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up program is to promote systematic follow-up of suicidal persons who call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) network and those that are discharged from a partnering emergency department. For those at imminent risk for suicide, emergency intervention is frequently initiated. Research findings from the Veterans Health Administration (VA) and surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have demonstrated that the period after emergency interventions is one of heightened risk for suicide, with significant numbers of deaths occurring following discharge from either an emergency department or inpatient hospitalization. The Crisis Centers will follow-up with any individual at imminent risk of suicide within 48-hours of discharge from a partnering emergency department or who was referred from a crisis center to a partnering emergency department. This grant program continues to support SAMHSA’s Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Strategic Initiative through its focus on the prevention and reduction of mental illness and substance abuse across the lifespan, specifically around the reduction of suicide and suicidal behavior. This initiative supports implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP), Goal 8, “Promote suicide prevention as a core component of health care services.” Specifically, this FOA supports the following objectives of the NSSP: • Promote continuity of care and the safety and well-being of all patients treated for suicide risk in emergency departments. • Coordinate services among suicide prevention and intervention programs, health care systems, and accredited local crisis centers. • Develop collaborations between emergency departments and other health care providers to provide alternatives to emergency department care and hospitalization, when appropriate, and to promote rapid follow up after discharge. In FY 2015, on average, more than 120,000 calls were answered through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline each month. SAMHSA-funded hotline evaluations have shown that large numbers of callers have significant histories of suicidal ideation and attempts and that 43 percent of suicidal callers experienced some recurrence of suicidal ideation within several weeks after the call. The Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up program also seeks to address behavioral health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities by encouraging the implementation of strategies to decrease the differences in access, service use, and outcomes among the racial and ethnic minority populations served. (See PART II: Appendix F – Addressing Behavioral Health Disparities.) The Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-up is one of SAMHSA’s services grant programs. SAMHSA intends for its services grants to result in the delivery of services as soon as possible after award. Service delivery should begin by the fourth month of the project at the latest. Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up grants are authorized under Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2020 Mental Health and Mental Disorders Topic Area HP 2020-MHMD. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Gwendolyn Simpson
Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road Room 7-1091 Rockville, Maryland 20857 (240) 276-1408 Email:FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Gwendolyn Simpson Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road Room 7-1091 Rockville, Maryland 20857 (240) 276-1408 Email: FOACMHS@samhsa.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.243 | PKG00219991 | Dec 07, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
280400 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
280400 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
280400 Project-1.1.pdf
280400 HHS_CheckList_2_1-2.1.pdf
280400 Budget-1.1.pdf
280400 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
280400 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
280400 Other-1.1.pdf
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