Organization Name:

SAMHSA

Grant Title:

Funding to Bolster Increasingly Strained National Suicide Prevention Crisis Centers

Contact Person:

n/a

Location:

TX 

Phone Number:

n/a

Web Address:

http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0908030709.aspx

Source of Funding:

SAMHSA is moving to provide urgent funding to suicide prevention centers around the nation which are dealing with the enormous hardship wrought by the economic downturn. Many of these centers must cope with a sharp rise in the number of callers in crisis.

Budget/Available Funding:

$1,050,000 supplement

Activity Type:

Health

Geographic Scope:

All U.S.

Objectives/Outcomes:

SAMHSA funds the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) through a cooperative agreement for Networking, Certifying and Training Suicide Prevention Hotlines that was awarded to Link2Health Solutions, Inc. SAMHSA is providing more than $1 million in additional funding through a fiscal year (FY) 2009 supplement to this cooperative agreement.

Eligibility:

This supplemental funding will help expand the ability of the network of up to 20 crisis centers participating in the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to deal with the increased demand for services during a time of financial hardship, and to reach out to those in their communities most at risk.