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Peer Action League of California

Award Number: H79SM081942
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/31/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/30/2022

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Peer Action League of California - The California Association of Mental Health Peer Run Organizations (CAMHPRO) will create the Peer Action League of California (PAL), advisory to and action arm of CAMHPRO. PAL will network consumer-run programs and individuals with lived experience together to pursue common self-defined goals, and to build the capacity of each partner and of CAMHPRO. Through PAL and related activities, CAMHPRO will: 1. Increase and strengthen peer-run organizations across California (CA), including assisting new peer run organizations to form and existing peer-run organizations to grow; 2. Enhance peer leadership in the State by providing advocacy training and policy education, and supporting peer representation at state-level policy bodies and venues; 3. Guide the implementation of peer certification in CA and increase peer providers throughout the State; 4. Increase the infrastructure of local consumer-run programs (CRP) and the statewide Association. PAL will nurture a symbiotic relationship between CAMHPRO and peer run organizations and individuals with lived experience. CAMHPRO will provide PAL with staffing and administration, technical assistance on organizational infrastructure issues, educational policy forums, advocacy trainings, and webinars focused on peer support and state peer PAL members will actively participate in PALs action groups, meetings, trainings, and statewide peer representation. CAMHPRO and its peer partners will each grow from each other, building a more robust consumer infrastructure around the State. PAL will reflect the diversity of CA, the most diverse state in the union, as well as focus on CAs small counties (30 out of 58 counties), that face unique challenges for people with disabilities, children, and the elderly around transportation and access, extreme isolation and lack of services PAL will achieve the following objectives: 24 CRPs will become PAL members, along with individual members. There will be 3 new CRPs and 2 current CRPs will become independent by the end of the grant. PAL will train 60 individuals representing organizations a year, by providing 4 webinars per year for each of 3 years on infrastructure issues. PAL will educate and train at least 50 diverse peers per Policy Forum for 4 Forums for each of the first 2 years of the grant. In year 3, PAL will educate and train 200 peers by convening a statewide policy forum. PAL will train a total of 40 peers a year by providing an Advocacy webinar series each year. PAL will increase peer representation at State-level policy bodies achieving 2 peer representatives in each of 10 different bodies by end of the grant period. PAL will educate 60 peers a year on Peer Best Practices, and 60 individual consumers will be active in pursuing and implementing peer certification in CA. PAL will train 360 peers a year in Mental Health Workforce practices.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2021	CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS	2000 EMBARCADERO	OAKLAND	CA	94606	ALAMEDA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	7/20/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $95,000 )
2021	2021	CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS	2000 EMBARCADERO STE 400	OAKLAND	CA	94606	ALAMEDA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	7/16/2021	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2021	2021	CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS	2000 EMBARCADERO STE 400	OAKLAND	CA	94606	ALAMEDA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	3/22/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$95,000
														Subtotal = $95,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $95,000 )
2020	2020	CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS	2000 EMBARCADERO STE 400	OAKLAND	CA	94606	ALAMEDA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	2	4/10/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2020	CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS	2000 EMBARCADERO STE 400	OAKLAND	CA	94606	ALAMEDA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	3/10/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$95,000
2020	2019	CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS	2000 EMBARCADERO STE 400	OAKLAND	CA	94606	ALAMEDA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	10/10/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $95,000

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $95,000 )
2019	2019	CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PEER RUN ORGANIZATIONS	2000 EMBARCADERO STE 400	OAKLAND	CA	94606	ALAMEDA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	3/26/2019	NEW	$95,000
														Subtotal = $95,000

Grand Total All Awards = $285,000

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Peer Action League of California

Award Number: H79SM081942

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/31/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/30/2022

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