Monday, April 29, 2024
4/29/2024
The Hispanic/Latino Behavioral Health CoE (H/LBH CoE) will serve as a resource to mental health and substance use providers, primary care providers, community-based and faith-based organizations, research institutions, H/L Serving Institutions (HSIs) of higher education, peer and recovery support service providers, state, regional, local, and federal entities, other systems that address BH issues experienced by H/L individuals (e.g. education, criminal justice, and social services), and the general public, including H/L individuals, families and communities and those with lived experience. In partnership with experts in H/L BH, stakeholders, state officials, professional associations, community services, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity, CoEs, and MHTTC, ATTC, and PTTC NCOs, the H/LBH CoE will (1) develop and disseminate culturally informed, evidence-based BH information; (2) provide training and technical assistance (T/TA) on evidence-based and best practices in mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment and recovery from mental health and substance use disorders (SUD); and (3) expand the BH workforce for H/L communities. The H/LBH CoE will establish a steering committee with lived experience, community-based practitioners serving H/L populations, and national and community leaders and a panel of experts from 12 nationalities and community leaders in BH equity, trauma-informed practices, and peer recovery services, to provide expertise in product and workforce development. The number of unduplicated individuals to be trained with award funds in behavioral health equity, trauma-informed practices, and peer recovery services is 500 per year for a total of 2,500 at the end of the grant cycle. The number of unduplicated organizations to be provided TA/Training with award funds in behavioral health equity, trauma-informed practices, and peer recovery services is 5 in Y1 and 10 organizations in the subsequent years for a total of 45 at the end of the grant cycle. The number of products to be developed in behavioral health equity, trauma-informed practices, and peer recovery services is 5 in Y1 and 20 products in the subsequent years, totaling 80 at the end of the grant cycle. For the H/LBH CoE, IRESA has established cooperative agreements with the University of Missouri- Kansas City (UMKC) to develop a communication plan, branding, and web development. The H/LBH CoE Policy Academy will be developed with the Latino Policy Institute (LPI) and the Latino Mental Health Network of Rhode Island (LMHN). The H/LBH Empowerment Leadership Academy (H/LBH ELA) will be developed in alliance with the Texas A & M International University (TAMIU, Laredo Campus). The H/LBH Student Workforce Initiative (H/LBH SWI) will be developed with the Gill-Lebovic Center for Community Health in the Caribbean and Latin America at George Washington University (GWU). The H/LBH CoE will implement a Language Access and Assistance component to improve the capacity of the BH workforce to serve the H/L populations with limited English proficiency. The H/LBH CoE will provide interpreter training for BH providers working with interpreters to deliver BH care. The H/LBH CoE will report the impact, effectiveness, application, and usefulness of T/TA events using the uniform electronic data collection tool.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
