Adolescent SA Grant Awarded for Tennessee

Centerstone has been awarded a grant to provide treatment for adolescents with substance use and/or co-occurring disorders.

Tennessee Centerstone Community Mental Health Centers, Inc., Nashville -- $300,000 in first-year funding will support implementation of the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach and Assertive Continuing Care models under Project SELF (Students Experiencing Life Free), a culturally sensitive, community-based treatment program serving a total of 144 adolescents, ages 12-18, with substance use disorders and/or co-occurring mental disorders, and their families. Project SELF will collaborate closely with the local school system, juvenile courts, and the recently funded SAMHSA/CMHS system of care grant (serving children, adolescents, and young adults, ages birth to 21 years) in the area.

Other grantees and program details are listed in the SAMHSA press release.