Mental Health gets $500K for Para Todu
The U.S. Department of Health and Human services awarded $500,000 to assist the Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance abuse.
By KUAM Newsby Nick Delgado
Guam - The U.S. Department of Health and Human services awarded $500,000 to assist the Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance abuse. The federal funds will support the agency's Para Todu project, which works to improve and expand services for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families. Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo states the award the made possible through the HHS system of care program. Bordallo states, "This federal grant will help provide services to children and adolescents with mental illness and address behavioral impacts of trauma in our community. The System of Care program has been shown to have both short and long-term benefits, including significant reductions in suicide attempts by youth, improved school attendance, and a reduction in the reliance on inpatient care settings. I commend the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse for seeking these funds, and I look forward to them benefiting Guam's youth."