85 www.rnca.ca Community Addictions Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Grants Awarded • Health and Community Services April 1, 2022 The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, today announced 32 recipients for this year’s Community Addictions Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Grants.These grants, which total $140,000, are awarded to individuals, community groups, schools and not-for-profit organizations to support their initiatives related to mental health promotion and prevention of substance use and addictions.The list of recipients is included in the backgrounder below. Funded by the Provincial Government, the grant program is administered in partnership with the regional health authorities who have dedicated mental health and addictions prevention and promotion consultants to work with the applicants.Applications for this year’s grants align with one or more of the following priority areas of Towards Recovery:The Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan: • Suicide prevention, including stigma reduction, support for individuals experiencing suicide risk, and training on suicide risk assessment and intervention, mental health literacy and grief and loss support; • Supporting positive mental health and wellness, including life promotion initiatives that build a sense of community, purpose, hope and belonging among individuals, families and communities and collaborative approaches to promoting positive mental health and resilience; or • Preventing substance use related risks and harms, including initiatives to increase awareness of low-risk drinking guidelines, training related to prevention and treatment of alcohol related harms, and initiatives that reduce avoidable injuries, illnesses and deaths associated with alcohol use. More information on the Community Addictions Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Grants Program is available is available online – https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/grantsfunding/capmhp-grant/ Quote “Community-led wellness initiatives are powerful tools to support the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities.These grants build upon the strength of community leaders who are working in partnership with regional health authorities and government to improve mental health and wellbeing, and prevent illness and substance use disorders.We value these community-led efforts and are happy to provide grants to assist in their work.” Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services For those seeking assistance with the application process, please contact your regional health authority as identified in the application form - https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/files/grantsfunding-pdf-2019-20-capmhp-application.pdf
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