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News Conference - $9 Million Grant to Build System of Mental Health Care for Children

November 16, 2010 - November 16, 2010 1:30 p.m.
City Hall, 117 W. Duval St., 1st Floor, Atrium
Kristen Beach, (904) 630-2709, kbeach@coj.net
Leaders in the pediatric/adolescent mental health and youth services fields will host a news conference to announce the community’s receipt of a $9 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The funds will be utilized to establish a system of mental health care for all children in Duval County, focused initially on children in foster care and the juvenile justice system, homeless children, as well as young, high-risk children in challenged neighborhoods.