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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 2009 C.R.

NO.

16-43 A RESOLUTION To indicate approval of the application for a grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, titled: FSM SAMH Strategic Prevention Framework – State Incentive Grant: SPF-SIG Micronesia, which grant, if awarded, will provide $1.3 million each year for five years.
1 WHEREAS, the President of the Federated States of Micronesia 2 has communicated to the Congress, via P.C.

No.
16-23, that the FSM 3 has applied for a new grant from United States Department of 4 Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 5 Service Administration (SAMHSA); and, 6 WHEREAS, the focus of the grant is to provide resources and 7 capacity to implement the SAMH Strategic Prevention Framework, 8 which is based on prevention of substance abuse, particularly 9 alcohol and tobacco, at the community level; and, 10 WHEREAS, a 2006 report on substance abuse has shown that: 11 four of the top five causes of mortality in the FSM are tobacco 12 related, 45% of all suicides are occasioned by alcohol use, 13 alcohol related offences account for at least 50% of law 14 enforcement contacts in every FSM state, and 46% of youth, ages 15 13-15, reported current tobacco use, demonstrating that the need 16 for a Strategic Prevention Framework is critical; and 17 WHEREAS, the partners in this proposal are the COM-FSM, the 18 FSM State Departments of Health, the FSM Substance Abuse and 19 Mental Health Programs and NGOs; and, CRL 15-42 C.R.
NO.

16-43 1 WHEREAS, this grant, if awarded will benefit the citizens of 2 the FSM and particularly our youth; now, therefore, 3 BE IT RESOLVED that the Congress supports the continued 4 pursuit of the a grant from the United States Department of Health 5 and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service 6 Administration, titled: FSM SAMH Strategic Prevention Framework – 7 State Incentive Grant: SPF-SIG Micronesia.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this 9 Resolution be transmitted to the President of the Federated States 10 of Micronesia, the Governors of each of the States, the President 11 of COM-FSM, the FSM Secretary of the Department of Health, the 12 Heads of the Department of Health and Education in each of the 13 States, and the involved NGOs in each of the States.

14 15 Date: 9/24/09 Introduced by: /s/ Setiro Paul Setiro Paul of 2