Community Support Programs Branch

Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grant Program

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed programs to put research findings into practice. This is achieved by bringing new science-based knowledge to community-based prevention, identification, and treatment of mental and addictive disorders.

These conferences have proven to be an effective and efficient method to disseminate knowledge to a wide audience and promote the transfer of knowledge into practice. The Knowledge Dissemination Conference grant program encourages regions, states, and communities to disseminate knowledge about practices to diverse audiences, including providers, practitioners, researchers, advocates, consumers, family members, and the general public.

Conference grant awards are limited to 75 percent of the proposed conference’s total direct costs up to a maximum of $50,000. Since 1998, the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) has supported conferences in 22 states. It promotes effective practices that improve the accessibility, assessment, and outcomes in the treatment of mental health and co-occurring disorders on a range of important topics:

Managed Care	Access to Services for Deaf and Deaf/Blind
Supported Employment	Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Supported Education	Cultural Competence with Hispanic Consumers
Jail Diversion	Primary/Mental Health Care
Case Management	Research to Practice
Trauma and Mental Illness	Children Who Witness Violence
School-Based Mental Health	School-Based Prevention Programs
Best Practices in Children’s Service	Family Partnership in Children’s Mental Health
Young Adult Transition	Maltreatment and Co-Occurring Disorders
Trauma Treatment	Families of Adults with Mental Illness
Eating Disorders	Mental Health Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Access to Care for Latino Juveniles	Co-Occurring Disorders Among Native American Indians
Adolescent Mental Health	Coping with Depression in the Family
Multicultural Effective Practices	Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health Care
Systems of Care in Tribal Settings	Self-Directed Recovery
Prenatal and Postpartum Depression	Rural Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Violence, Abuse, and Trauma	Early Interventions with Schizophrenia
Victims of Torture	Problem Gambling and Co-Occurring Disorders
Asian American and Pacific Islanders