Substance Abuse :Tribal Initiatives to Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Receive More than $49 Million

Substance Abuse :Tribal Initiatives to Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Receive More than $49 Million in FY 2006 SAMHSA Grants After implementing a new policy that American Indians and Alaska Natives will be eligible for all discretionary grants, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded $49.3 million in FY 2006 grant funding for 14 new, and one supplemental, discretionary grants to tribal organizations for prevention, treatment and recovery support services. The announcement was made by Assistant Surgeon General Eric Broderick, D.D.S., M.P.H., SAMHSA’s Acting Deputy Administrator, during his October 4 presentation to the National Congress of American Indians 63rd Annual Convention in Sacramento, California.