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SAMHSA MHAT: Accessible Community Based Care for Everyone. Stop the Stigma. Vermont (ACCES VT)

Award Number: H79SM084517
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/31/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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SAMHSA MHAT: Accessible Community Based Care for Everyone. Stop the Stigma. Vermont (ACCES VT) - ACCESS VT (Accessible Community-Based Care for Everyone. Stop the Stigma) is a statewide collaboration between Vermont Care Network, Vermont’s Community Mental Health Agencies, and Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program. ACCESS VT will train 48 Teen, Youth, and Adult Mental Health First Aid (T/Y/MHFA) instructors, 5000 Vermonters in T/Y/MHFA and 250 Vermonters in Cultural and Linguistic Competency (CALC). The goals of ACCESS VT are to: 1) Expand Vermont’s statewide infrastructure of T/Y/MHFA instructors to identify mental health needs throughout the state and increase collaboration among community base providers; 2) Increase the capacity of community members and others supporting the populations of focus to recognize the early warning signs of suicide and the signs and symptoms of mental illness and to gain a greater understanding of available resources; 3) Increase the capacity of mental health agencies to provide culturally responsive services to diverse populations. In addition to general community members, targeted populations include: school staff, students in grades 10-12, students and staff in higher education, first responders, Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and Refugee and Immigrant (R/I) communities. ACCESS VT goals will be accomplished through the following objectives: By 12/21 VCN will complete an instructor gap analysis; By 12/21 VCN will expand community based partnerships with youth and adult serving organizations, adding two partners per grant year; By 2/22 VCN will develop and begin to implement a marketing plan, inclusive of social media strategies and reflective of community members and populations of focus; By the end of year 1, instructors will train 200, 10th, 11th, and/or 12th graders in Teen MHFA and 250 additional individuals in each following year for a total of 1,200; By the end of year 1 instructors will train 300 individuals in Youth MHFA and 400 additional individuals in each following year for a total of 1900; By the end of year 1 instructors will train 300 individuals in Adult MHFA and 400 additional individuals in each following year for a total of 1900; Of the 5000 mental Health First Aiders trained throughout the grant, 50% will be within workforce development and 50% general community members; In year 1, VCN will develop a resource guide template, describing available services and referral options; By the end of the grant period, referrals to mental health services will show a 150% increase from baseline; By the end of the grant at least 6,000 youth and/or adults will be supported by a step of the ALGEE Action Plan and/or referred to mental health services by First Aiders; By the end of the grant VCN will contract for consultation on culturally responsive hiring practices provided to 75% of the community mental health centers; By the end of the grant, 250 youth and adult serving community members and/or mental health providers will be trained in the CALC curriculum; By the end of the grant, 4 Cultural Responsiveness Summits will be held.


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	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK OF VERMONT, INC	13 BALDWIN ST	MONTPELIER	VT	05602	WASHINGTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	1/13/2026	TERMINATION	$0
2026	2025	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK OF VERMONT, INC	13 BALDWIN ST	MONTPELIER	VT	05602	WASHINGTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	1/15/2026	OTHER REVISION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $124,549 )
2025	2025	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK OF VERMONT, INC	13 BALDWIN ST	MONTPELIER	VT	05602	WASHINGTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	9/16/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$124,549
														Subtotal = $124,549

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $124,987 )
2024	2024	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK OF VERMONT, INC	13 BALDWIN ST	MONTPELIER	VT	05602	WASHINGTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	2	8/19/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$124,987
2024	2023	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK OF VERMONT, INC.	137 ELM ST	MONTPELIER	VT	05602	WASHINGTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	12/18/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK OF VERMONT, INC	13 BALDWIN ST	MONTPELIER	VT	05602	WASHINGTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	5/1/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK OF VERMONT, INC	13 BALDWIN ST	MONTPELIER	VT	05602	WASHINGTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	1	8/8/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $124,987

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $249,279 )
2023	2023	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK OF VERMONT, INC.	137 ELM ST	MONTPELIER	VT	05602	WASHINGTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	12/15/2022	NEW	$249,279
2023	2023	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK OF VERMONT, INC.	137 ELM ST	MONTPELIER	VT	05602	WASHINGTON	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	8/10/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $249,279

Grand Total All Awards = $498,815

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SAMHSA MHAT: Accessible Community Based Care for Everyone. Stop the Stigma. Vermont (ACCES VT)

Award Number: H79SM084517

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/31/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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