Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Consumer networks can foster peer support groups and offer training for peer support leaders. Grantees also provide counseling services for persons with mental health and substance abuse disorders.

 “These community-based, trained peer support networks provide essential services to individuals and families throughout our country, and their positive impact cannot be overstated,” said Hyde. “The innovative and holistic approaches to behavioral health support provided through these networks can help communities meet a wide array of mental illness and substance abuse disorders.”

Grantees will receive up to $70,000 per year for up to three years.  The actual amounts of the grants will depend on the availability of funds.

The grant recipients and their yearly awards are:

SC SHARE                             West Columbus, S.C.              $70,000

Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.      Wethersfield, Conn.               $70,000

Mental Health

Empowerment Project           Albany, N.Y.                            $68,223

Wings Across Alabama          Montgomery, Ala.                   $70,000

South Dakota United for

Hope & Recovery                   Rapid City, S.D.                     $70,000

Alaska Peer

Support Consortium              Anchorage, Alaska                  $69,902

Amistad, Inc.                          Portland, Maine                      $68,700

NAMI Texas                           Austin, Texas                          $70,000

Fresh Start of

Miami-Dade                            Miami Gardens, Fla.               $70,000

Kansas Consumer Advisory

Council for Adults                  Wichita, Kan.                          $70,000

Project, Inc.                             Madison, Wis.                         $69,992

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.