PORTLAND, ME – Today U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township will receive an $800,000 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service grant from the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). The award will help fund the Tribe’s Project LAUNCH Initiative, which aims to improve tribal services for high-risk, substance-exposed youth and their families  in Washington County.
 
“This grant is welcome news for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “It is very encouraging that CMHS is investing in the future of Washington County, and we applaud the Tribe for their commitment to building happy and healthy families through the Project LAUNCH Initiative.”
 
The Project LAUNCH Initiative will partner tribal child service agencies to build a family-driven, culturally competent system of care. This strength based, sustainable system will be based on an integrated public health model, and will target services to children ages eight and younger, along with their families.

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