Mental Health and Substance Abuse Fellowship Program
The Mental Health/Substance Abuse Fellowship Program (MHSAFP) is designed for social workers, with a social work Masters degree, who are preparing for leadership, teaching, consulting, training, policy development, and administration in mental health and substance abuse with ethnic minorities. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of ethnic minorities with doctoral degrees in social work education and to insure their active participation in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of mental health and substance abuse programs that provide culturally competent services to racial and ethnic minorities.
Funds for the Mental Health Fellowship Program are provided by Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be American citizens, non-citizen nationals, or have permanent residence status
- Can include, but is not limited to, persons who are American Indian/Alaskan Native; Asian/Pacific Islander (e.g. Chinese, East Indian, South Asian, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, Samoan); Black; and Hispanic (e.g. Mexican/Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, South American
- Must have a master’s degree in social work and be starting full-time study leading to a doctoral degree in social work or be currently enrolled as full-time students in a doctoral social work program
- Should demonstrate potential for assuming leadership roles; potential for success in doctoral studies; and commitment to a career providing mental health and substance abuse services to ethnic, racial, social, and cultural minority individuals and communities
Award
- Monthly stipends for a 1-year period to defray living expenses; some tuition support may be provided depending on the availability of funds
- Duration of award is 3 years contingent upon funding and if the fellow maintains satisfactory progress towards degree objectives