Alcohol abuse among the unemployed. The community I would like to
focus on is the District of Columbia. The SAMHSA (substance abuse
and mental health services administration) has come up with the
Substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant. This grant
provides funds to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
the U.S. Virgen Islands, 6 Pacific jurisdictions, and 1 tribal entity to
prevent and treat substance abuse (SAMHSA, 2022).
The SABG program is to help plan, implement, and evaluate activities
that could help with the prevention and treatment of substance
abuse.
Here is what each SABG grantee must do:
• Have a designated unit of its executive branch that is
responsible for administering the SABG (for example, the
Division of Behavioral Health) work with the grantee’s
department of health
• Apply annually for SABG funds
• Have the flexibility to distribute the SABG funds to local
government entities, such as municipal, county, or
intermediaries, including administrative service organizations
• Have SABG sub-recipients, such as community- and faith-based
organizations (non-governmental organizations), and deliver:
o Substance abuse prevention activities for individuals and
communities impacted by substance abuse
o Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery
support services to individuals and families impacted by
SUDs
References:
SAMHSA: Substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant,
2022.
https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/block-grants/sabg
