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Readiness to Stand United Against Youth Suicide: A New Jersey Public Health Community Initiative (New Jersey R2S Challenge)

Award Number: H79SM082149
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 11/30/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/29/2025

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Readiness to Stand United Against Youth Suicide: A New Jersey Public Health Community Initiative (New Jersey R2S Challenge) - New Jersey’s R2S Challenge is a comprehensive, statewide collaborative that promotes a growth mindset during times of high-risk transitions to prevent attempts and death by suicide among 10-24-year-old youth. The R2S Challenge will: build social connections for youth using public-private partnerships; distribute grants to school districts, community colleges and hospitals to enrich resiliency; enhance identification and referral of youth at risk for suicide among youth-serving systems; improve clinical expertise of service providers; and facilitate successful growth after crisis or loss. Over the course of five-years, New Jersey will reach nearly 25,000 individuals with suicide prevention training/education (including 2,500 clinicians and up to 66 colleges). Up to 8 school districts will receive suicide prevention, intervention, and post-suicide intervention consultation/training with technology enhancements; approximately 3,600 youth at risk for suicide and their families will receive follow-up care coordination and intervention. Project goals are: 1) Improve Readiness to Thrive by increasing resiliency and protective factors; 2) Improve Readiness to Support by increasing the number of youth-serving organizations able to identify and work with youth at risk of suicide; 3) Improve Readiness to Care by increasing the capacity of clinical service providers to assess, manage and treat youth at risk for suicide; and 4) Improve Readiness to Embrace by increasing continuity of care and follow-up of youth at risk for suicide; or those exposed to death by suicide. Objectives: 1a) Implement the Lifelines Curriculum with fidelity; 1b) Implement digital suicide prevention screening program; 2a) Create an R2S challenge e-learning and resource sharing portal open to the public; 2b) Create a youth-driven social media/public awareness campaign; 2c) Increase ability of public and private system of care and families to identify, respond, & refer youth at risk for suicide; 2d) Implement screening at youth-serving organizations including primary care; 2e) Improve parents/guardians ability to access care for youth at risk for suicide; 2f) By 12/31/20, launch an e-learning automated system to track training completion, send reminders and capture data on the number of providers trained. 3a) Increase clinical and medical facilities staff’s ability and utilization of suicide risk; 3b) Increase knowledge and utilization of safety planning intervention; and 3c) increase knowledge and utilization of cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention; 4.) Create a care coordination system to provide follow-up after discharge from ED and behavioral health facilities and connect to care; 4b) Increase timely referrals for appropriate community-based mental health care and treatment following identification via schools, screening, hospital or ED visit; 4c) Provide parents/caregivers resources/support on navigating mental health services; 4d) Enhance resources for families to identify outpatient and inpatient services; and 4e) Provide post-suicide intervention services, care, and information to families, schools, and other youth-serving systems.


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: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF	55 N WILLOW ST	TRENTON	NJ	08608	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	5/4/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $736,000 )
2025	2025	HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF	55 N WILLOW ST	TRENTON	NJ	08608	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	5	7/18/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2025	HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF	55 N WILLOW ST	TRENTON	NJ	08608	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	11/22/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$736,000
2025	2025	HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF	55 N WILLOW ST	TRENTON	NJ	08608	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	5	5/12/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $736,000

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $736,000 )
2024	2024	HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF	55 N WILLOW ST	TRENTON	NJ	08608	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	11/17/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$736,000
														Subtotal = $736,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $736,000 )
2023	2023	HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF	55 N WILLOW ST	TRENTON	NJ	08608	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	11/28/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$736,000
2023	2023	HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF	55 N WILLOW ST	TRENTON	NJ	08608	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	4/10/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $736,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $736,000 )
2022	2022	HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF	55 N WILLOW ST	TRENTON	NJ	08608	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	11/17/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$736,000
														Subtotal = $736,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $736,000 )
2021	2021	HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF	369 S WARREN ST	TRENTON	NJ	08608	MERCER	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	11/27/2020	NEW	$736,000
														Subtotal = $736,000

Grand Total All Awards = $3,680,000

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Readiness to Stand United Against Youth Suicide: A New Jersey Public Health Community Initiative (New Jersey R2S Challenge)

Award Number: H79SM082149

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 11/30/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/29/2025

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