This funding opportunity supports research to evaluate and optimize family navigation emergency department diversion models targeting non-urgent mental health problems. Funded projects should focus on triage tools for mental health acuity, engagement in services, and providing support and resources to families to overcome barriers to help-seeking. The goal is to improve effectiveness and implementation of these models in emergency care settings.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations such as small businesses, nonprofits, various government entities, educational institutions, tribal organizations, and faith-based or community-based organizations. Foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not el