Ten Teen Court Program grants totaling up to $6 million over the next three years will provide substance abuse treatment services and related recovery support services to youth with substance abuse and/or co-occurring treatment needs involved in a teen court program. The funding is from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The services are designed to support partnerships between teen court programs and community-based treatment and recovery services. They are part of SAMHSA's efforts to divert youth with substance abuse treatment needs from further criminal behavior.
"While SAMHSA works to prevent the onset of drug abuse in teens and young adults, we also work to make sure that teens who do have a substance use disorder get treatment when they need it, rather than a stint in the juvenile justice system," said SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde. "Teen courts not only improve the teen's chances of recovery from substance abuse, but they also help reduce the burden on the criminal justice system."
The 10 awardees will receive up to $200,000 per year for up to three years. The actual award amount is subject to the availability of funds.
The following is a list of grant awardees and their first year grant amounts:
Child and Family Charities, Lansing, Mich. $197,155
Human Services Associates Inc., Winter Park, Fla. $200,000
Serving Children and Adolescents in Need, Laredo, Texas $200,000
Pima Prevention Partnership in Tucson, Ariz. $200,000
PAACA Inc., New Bedford, Mass. $199,996
Vermont Village Community Development Corp., Los Angeles $200,000
THRIVE, Lewiston, Maine $199,012
City of Jacksonville, Fla. $199,961
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Santa Barbara, Calif. $199,787
Nicasa, NFP, Round Lake, Ill. $200,000
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