Alternatives to Suicide Group Seed Funding Application Year 2024 - Indiana Association of Peer Recovery Support Services

The Division of Mental Health and Addiction and Mental Health America of Indiana will award $4,000 in seed funding each to selected Alternatives to Suicide (Alt2Su) Peer Facilitator groups throughout the state of Indiana. This funding is provided through the SAMHSA Garrett Lee Smith State Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Program, A Focus in Community, State & Peer Collaboration: Striving to Achieve Zero Suicides in Indiana. The purpose of this funding is to establish Alternatives to Suicide peer support groups to individuals who experience thoughts of suicide. Applicants must have completed the 3-day in person Alt2Su training and meet all criteria. Applicants must submit their application by October 18th, 2024. Applicants will be notified of award or denial of seed funding by November 22nd, 2024.

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1. I agree to keep financial records of seed money expenditures through the end of March 2026. I acknowledge understanding that I will be asked to produce copies of this documentation by DMHA and MHAI. *

2. I agree to comply with SAMHSA's funding restrictions and limit small snacks/refreshment costs to no more than $3.00 per person. It is highly encouraged that groups create partnerships to receive donations for community partners to provide food/drinks versus spending seed funds. *

3. Please provide a summary of support group logistics. - See more information below. *

Support group logistics must include:

Location/Address of support group meetings of in person meetings (if not known, please provide prospective locations)
Virtual platform used for online meetings (must be paid accounts to ensure all required functions of virtual meeting delivery)
Time of support group meetings (should be offered the same time each week)
Day of the week for support group meeting (should be the same day of each week)
How often the meeting will occur (weekly/biweekly)
Size of support group (if currently meeting). If not currently meeting what is the capacity of the venue chosen or estimated venue capacity?
Alt2Su to groups should be no more than 20 attendees per group. How do you plan to manage capacity if groups become too large for the venue or the facilitators comfortability to manage the group?
How will you ensure consistency in reserving your group space to ensure groups are conducted at the same location, time, and day of the week?
Date of first meeting

4. Please share group facilitators' names and emails. Do either group facilitators have any previous experience running mutual aid support groups (if so, please explain). If facilitators do not have experience facilitating groups, what additional methods will facilitators take to build group facilitation skills?

5. Managing the wellbeing of an Alternatives to Suicide Peer Support Group starts with managing the wellbeing of its facilitator. This must be every facilitator’s priority. One of the building blocks of self-care is self-awareness. Successful Alternatives to Suicide Peer Support Group Facilitators are aware that their own situations and experiences may impact their facilitating. Please share your self-created boundary and self/care action plan for group facilitators related to delivery of the group, interaction/relationships with participants, proper care for themselves and similar items.

6. Please share how you intend to market your Alternatives to Suicide support group.

7. Please list all your local community partnerships (name of org and contact). This may include organizations who will assist with marketing, referral to the group, donations of food/drinks and/or anything else related to the success of the Alternatives to Suicide group.

8. Please share the sustainability plan for the support group that you are facilitating. Examples: Obtaining donations from community partners, fundraising, grants etc.