Grant-In-Aid (GIA) - Substance Use and Mental Health Services

• Individuals age 17 and over in the community who have a serious mental illness including a co-occurring substance use disorder, and are at risk of psychiatric hospitalization or homelessness.
• Youth (aged 13 – 18) and adults with substance use disorders or co-occurring disorders at risk of substance misuse, including legally involved individuals.  
  
• Mental health and/or substance use services for LGBTQ+ community members.

1. Housing supportive services for those with mental health and/order substance use disorder
2. Recovery Services, including counseling, outreach, case management, and wrap around services that address multiple needs across systems
3. Community Services that support education, vocational and employment activities
4. Crisis Services that provide a bridge to community treatment
5. Legal advocacy and representation for basic housing, shelter needs
6. Consumer-Driven, Non-Crisis Services
7. Youth related mental health/co-occurring services for ages 17+
8. Supportive services for acute community clients not eligible for Intensive Case Management (ICM) but need consistent and regular supportive services multiple times per week, or more depending on individual needs 
9. Safe approach for individuals to access harm reduction (ex. fentanyl testing strips, Narcan, education on safer use, etc.)
10. Transportation for those with mental health and/or substance use disorders

Substance Use Services: The Department of Human Services will consider applications that provide services within the full American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Continuum, from prevention and early intervention services to treatment services and recovery support.

1. Transportation: Directly provided or linked, priority given to non-medical.
2. Recovery Support Services: Outreach & case management, relapse prevention, life skills, peer to peer services, employment, and job training services, etc.
• Peer Recovery Specialist – Credentialed individuals available to respond after Narcan deployment in the hospital emergency room to provide ongoing support and linkage.
• Recovery Support Services available to individuals who are awaiting admission to treatment programs. Engaging individuals as a bridge to treatment services.
• Narcan training and kits provided to the community and various sectors of the community.
3. Outreach and case management, including wraparound services, to engage individuals with co-occurring disorders and multiple service needs. Integrated services that address multiple needs across systems, using interventions that take into account an individual’s readiness (motivational interviewing).
4. Youth-related substance use services for ages 17+.
5. Bi-lingual services (English/Spanish)
6. Harm Reduction 

• Telehealth/remote services for those who do not have access to an electronic device
• Resources for family involvement/family support services
• Supportive services for those with a mental illness and individualized services based on the individual’s need