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Build Resiliency, Inspire Growth, & Heal Trauma (BRIGHT)

Award Number: H79SM084985
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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Build Resiliency, Inspire Growth, & Heal Trauma (BRIGHT) - Special Service for Groups, Inc. (SSG) proposes BRIGHT (Build Resiliency, Inspire Growth, & Heal Trauma) to address the unmet need for trauma-informed mental health services for youth and their families in southern regions of Los Angeles County. SSG proposes to provide and evaluate evidence-based, trauma-focused mental health services for youth ages 13-25 and to build local system capacity to support youth impacted by trauma. The Occupational Therapy Training Program (OTTP) division of SSG will conduct outreach, treatment using the Seeking Safety model, care management, and prevention services for youth who experience a high rate of risk for trauma-related mental health disorders due to poverty, homelessness, school delinquency, and community violence. SSG/OTTP will also train professionals from youth-serving systems, as well as local parents/caregivers, in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) to increase their capacity to support youth experiencing mental health issues. Additionally, SSG/OTTP will conduct ongoing performance measurement and evaluation and share the results with various stakeholders, including but not limited to collaboration with NCTSI - Category II sites. The BRIGHT project will serve 100 youth in year 1 and 125 youth years 2 to 5, for a total of 600 youth served, as well as will train 30 individuals each year for a total of 150 trained. The project also seeks to achieve the following goals and objectives: Goal 1: Provide and improve access to evidence-based treatment and services for youth impacted by trauma. By the end of year five, the project: (a) will provide information to 1250 community members to increase awareness of youth trauma; (b) will have conducted trauma screenings for 750 unduplicated youth; (c) will have provided 600 unduplicated youth Seeking Safety groups; (d) will have provided support/enrichment groups to 300 unduplicated youth; and (e) will demonstrate a 40% decrease in the severity of traumatic stress symptoms reported by Seeking Safety participants. Goal 2: Increase the capacity of parents and local youth-serving systems to implement trauma-informed practices and provide referrals for trauma-focused services. By the end of year five, the project: (a) will have provided YMHFA training to 75 professionals from youth-serving systems; (b) will have provided YMHFA to 75 parents/guardians from the community; (c) demonstrate at least 85% of YMHFA training participants who report increased confidence in performing actions to support youth with mental health challenges; (d) will have secured new referral relationships with at least five new partners from youth-serving systems. Goal 3: Enhance the available data on best practices for serving trauma-impacted youth. By the end of year five, project: (a) will have developed 5 presentations/ reports to disseminate findings; (b) will have published five annual program updates in a publicly accessible format; (c) will have held 10 meetings to collaborate with NCTSI - Category II sites.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $400,000 )
2025	2025	SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS, INC.	905 E 8TH ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90021	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	5	9/15/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$400,000
2025	2024	SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS, INC.	905 E 8TH ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90021	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	12/10/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $400,000

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $400,000 )
2024	2024	SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS, INC.	905 E 8TH ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90021	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	4	6/7/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$400,000
2024	2023	SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS, INC.	905 E 8TH ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90021	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	4/3/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $400,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $399,981 )
2023	2023	SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS, INC.	905 E 8TH ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90021	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	6/28/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$399,981
														Subtotal = $399,981

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $400,000 )
2022	2022	SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS, INC.	905 E 8TH ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90021	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	2	8/22/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$400,000
2022	2021	SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS, INC.	905 E 8TH ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90021	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	11/19/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS, INC.	905 E 8TH ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90021	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	11/9/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $400,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $400,000 )
2021	2021	SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS, INC.	905 E 8TH ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90021	LOS ANGELES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	7/1/2021	NEW	$400,000
														Subtotal = $400,000

Grand Total All Awards = $1,999,981

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Build Resiliency, Inspire Growth, & Heal Trauma (BRIGHT)

Award Number: H79SM084985

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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