Matrix: Mental Health System TransformationPrograms and Activities |
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Increasing Availability and Improving Effectivenessof Mental Health Services |
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Cooperative Agreement for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)Pre-Application Technical Assistance |
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Welcome to the SAMHSA/CMHS Cooperative Agreement for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) Web site. We are extremely pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to fund a national suicide prevention resource center. We are also eager to provide whatever information we can about the Request for Applications (RFA) and the application process and to find out what type of pre-application technical assistance (TA) will be most helpful to you.
Click here to view the Request for Applications, Cooperative Agreement for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), SM-05-017. Our plans for pre-application TA are threefold: |
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I. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)For questions and answers related to the RFA, click here. |
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II. Talk to a Live PersonAs the RFA states, please call Dr. Richard McKeon (240-276-1873) with questions about programmatic issues related to the application. These will be posted on the FAQs page linked above. Please call Kimberly Pendleton (240-276-1421) with questions about grants management issues. |
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III. Useful Documents, Activities, and Links1. President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Report, Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America. |
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2. Transformation Activities by State, Territory, and the District of Columbia:
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3. SAMHSA’s Evidence-based Programs and Practices |
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4. National Strategy for Suicide Prevention | |
5. Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Suicide | |
6. Institute on Medicine Report, Reducing Suicide: A National Imperatiive |
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8. Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Suicide in College and University Settings This link goes to an Adobe Acrobats. file. |
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9. SAMHSA’s Guidelines for Assessing Cultural Competence |
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12. SAMHSA Grant Opportunities |