Home  |  Site Index  |  Search  

Scholarship Overview & Application

Important Dates to Remember

	Application Due Date	December 15, 2009
	Award Notification Date	January 29, 2009
	Conference Dates	March 17-19, 2009

General Information

A limited number of scholarships are available to support the attendance of consumer representatives at the National GAINS Center's 2010 Conference. Scholarships may cover some or all of the following costs: travel, meals, registration, and lodging.  These scholarships are intended for individuals who consider themselves consumers of mental health/substance abuse services, particularly those who also have a history of contact with the justice system.

Get the Application

The scholarship application can be downloaded by clicking here.

Criteria for awarding scholarships:

• Likelihood that the knowledge gained at the conference will be used to support conference goals, including expanding knowledge and skills pertaining to services that directly relate and affect persons with mental illness that come in contact with the criminal justice system.
• Geographic representation.
• Demonstrated need.

Defining Justice Involvement

Examples of involvement with the justice system may include, but are not limited to: interaction with a Crisis Intervention Team or a pre-booking jail diversion program; arrest; participation in any alternative to incarceration program, drug court or mental health court; incarceration; or community supervision programs such as probation and parole.

Supporting Material

As part of your application, please submit any relevant supporting material relating to your involvement in efforts to improve services for people with co-occurring disorders in the justice system.

Submitting Your Application

The application deadline is Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Mail, fax, or email your completed application, along with supporting materials, to Brian Case.

Brian Case
CMHS National GAINS Center
Policy Research Associates, Inc.
345 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054

phone: 800-311-4246 x257
phone: 518-439-7415 x257
fax: 518-439-7162
e-mail: bcase@prainc.com

	The CMHS National GAINS Center
	Gains@prainc.com    800.311.GAIN
Funded by the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration < Privacy Policy > For Alternative Access to Web Documents : Email gains@prainc.com USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.