Helping Hands Grants Program

Posted by on April 14, 2006

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

American Psychiatric Foundation Invites Applications for Helping Hands Grants Program
Deadline: May 1, 2006

The Helping Hands Grant Program was Established by the American Psychiatric Foundation (<a href="http://www.psychfoundation.org/">http://www.psychfoundation.org/</a>), the philanthropic and educational arm of the American Psychiatric Association (<a href="http://www.psych.org/">http://www.psych.org/</a>), to encourage medical students to participate in community mental health service activities, particularly those focused on under-served populations.

The program seeks to raise awareness of mental illness and the importance of early recognition and builds an interest among medical students in psychiatry and working in underserved communities.

Grants of $5,000 each will be provided to medical schools for community mental health service projects that are initiated and managed by medical students. These projects can be new initiatives conducted in partnership with community agencies or in conjunction with ongoing medical school outreach activities. Medical schools are eligible to apply for the grants. All projects must be conducted under the supervision of medical faculty. Medical students who participate in the program must be in their second, third, or fourth year of medical school at the time they are engaged in community service. Grants will not fund services beyond basic mental health screenings and referrals. Projects addressing the needs of underserved populations will receive special consideration. Innovative, new, or replicable ideas are encouraged.

Visit the APF Web site to download s program brochure.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001677/psychfoundation">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001677/psychfoundation</a>

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