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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Division of State and Community Assistance (DSCA)

Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch
Staff

Who are we?

Branch Members:

 
Branch Chief

Charlene E. Le Fauve, Ph.D.

USS Staff Assistant

Darlene Benoit
Acting Team Leader

Ali Manwar, Ph.D.
Project Officer Treatment for Homeless Grants Joanne Gampel 
Project Officer Treatment for Homeless Grants Bryant Goodine
Federal Project Officer CHAB TA Contract; Project Officer Treatment for Homeless Ruth Hurtado-Day                             
Project Officer COSIG, Project Officer Treatment for Homeless Grants Edith Jungblut                              
Project Officer Treatment for Homeless Grants Jorielle Brown
   

 

Established:     CHAB was established in 2002

What are our vision and our mission?

Vision: 
Effective systems of care for persons experiencing co-occurring disorders and persons who are homeless.

Mission: 
Promoting a public health approach to systems of care fore persons with co-occurring disorders and persons who are homeless.  CHAB accomplishes its mission by:

  • Taking a leadership role in influencing policy and programming in the fields of homelessness and co-occurring disorders;
  • Increasing SAMHSA’s use of data to inform policy, practice, and models of services around co-occurring disorders and homelessness;
  • Leading the field through knowledge development and dissemination activities;
  • Building capacity and sustainability of CHAB/SAMHSA grantees;
  • Improving CHAB’s infrastructure and capacity.

What programs are in our current portfolio?

  • Treatment for Homeless Grants (aka Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals or GBHI) (87 current grantees—77 CHAB & 10 CMHS) 25 new awards expected by September 30, 2008.
  • Co-Occurring State Incentive Grant (COSIG) (19 State grantees—7 CHAB & 12 Center for Mental Health Services [CMHS]
  • Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) (contract)
  • Chronic Homelessness Initiative Technical Assistance (contract)
  • Co-Occurring and Treatment for Homeless Technical Assistance (contract)