The Ohio Children’s Alliance (“Alliance”), on behalf of the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (COE), is accepting applications from Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) certified Community Mental Health Agencies to support the development and implementation of youth peer support programs.
Download SFY24 Youth Peer Support Program Start Up Support RFA
A youth peer support program is a service that provides guidance, mentoring, and advocacy to youth and young adults who are experiencing behavioral health challenges (mental health and/or substance use disorders). A youth peer support program utilizes certified youth peer supporters (CYPS), who are individuals between the ages of 18-30 who have direct lived experience with behavioral health challenges and who have completed an approved 40-hour training by OhioMHAS.
The Alliance will provide $50,000 of funding for mini-grants of up to $10,000 each for a scope of work covering April 1-June 30, 2024. The goal of these mini grants is to increase the availability and accessibility of youth peer support services in Ohio, and to promote the recovery, wellness, and resilience of youth and young adults with behavioral health challenges
The Ohio Children’s Alliance (“Alliance”), on behalf of the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (COE), is accepting applications from OhioMHAS certified Community Mental Health Agencies to promote expertise in middle management.
The Alliance will use $23,000 of funding from the COE to award multiple grants to community mental health agencies with scope of work covering April 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024.
To be eligible to apply, Ohio non-profit organizations or businesses possessing a certificate in good standing to operate a community mental health agency from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, must commit to supporting up to two (2) selected staff members in their participation of the required Middle Management Academy training during typical business hours.
An electronic copy of the RFA can be obtained at https://www.ohiochildrensalliance.org/coe and https://socohio.org/ or by sending an e-mail requesting an electronic copy to COE@ohiochildrensalliance.org.