Mental Health
The Morgan County Mental Health Task Force (MCMHTF) envisions a community where all individuals are supported and equipped to achieve mental health wellbeing and works across four strategic areas – Awareness, Education, and Stigma; Prevention; Access to Behavioral Health Services; and Cohesion, Collaboration, and Partnership – to enable residents, service providers, and stakeholders to collaboratively assess and address the mental health needs of the community.
About SPF
Implementation of SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)
The MCMHTF utilizes the SPF to guide its efforts. This framework includes five steps:
- Assessment: Identifying local prevention needs based on data
- Capacity: Building local resources and readiness
- Planning: Determining effective strategies
- Implementation: Delivering evidence-informed initiatives
- Evaluation: Examining process and outcomes
Activities and Accomplishments
The MCMHTF has made significant progress since its inception in November 2021. Here are some key developments and initiatives:
- Conducted assessments through member surveys and asset mapping
- Provided training in prevention fundamentals and Mental Health First Aid
- Developed vision, mission, themes, and goals
- Promoted key initiatives like the Indiana Behavioral Health Commission Report recommendations, 988, and Health First Indiana
- Developed a local mental health resource list and fact sheet
- Offered trainings on stigma reduction, advocacy, and upstream prevention
- Formalized structure with voting processes, workgroups, and branding elements
- Applied for grants and advocated for policy recommendations
- Planned and promoted the Morgan County Behavioral Health Provider Fair and the Better Communities Coalition Policymaker Meet & Greet
- Coordinated local Mental Health Month campaigns and participated in the local summer concert series and health fairs
- Prioritized and developed action plans for implementation of ~15 evidence-informed community health strategies to create conditions that promote health in Morgan County
- Helped oversee distribution of local opioid settlement funds and awarded over $1 million to 11 organizations in 2025 – Learn more at https://morgancounty.in.gov/topic/
MCMHTF Overseeing Distribution of Local Opioid Settlement Funds
The Morgan County Board of Commissioners approved the MCMHTF’s request to oversee distribution of local opioid settlement funds in May 2024.
In July 2024, the task force conducted a community survey to help guide the allocation of local opioid settlement funds for 2025. The survey results, which have been shared with key stakeholders including the Board of Commissioners, Better Communities Coalition Steering Committee, task force membership, etc., are now publicly available. These findings played a crucial role in determining priorities for funding and shaping the overall distribution strategy. Survey results are available for viewing HERE.
The task force established an ad hoc workgroup following the community survey. This group, tasked with developing grant application criteria and processes, reviewing and evaluating grant proposals, and making recommendations for fund allocation, had its first meeting in September 2024 and continues to meet as needed to oversee the grantmaking/management process.
On November 18, 2025, the Mooresville Town Council voted to collaborate with Morgan County in this effort, contributing $15,000 toward the nearly $190,000 available in grant funding for the 2026 competitive grant cycle.
Opioid Settlement Funds 2026 Request for Proposals (RFP) – CLOSED
The 2026-27 opioid settlement grant cycle is now closed. Click HERE to review the 2026-27 RFP. This is for informational purposes only and may not apply to future funding opportunities.
The Local Opioid Settlement Funds Workgroup is in the process of reviewing and evaluating all submitted proposals. Funding recommendations will be made to the Morgan County Commissioners by the end of May 2026 and then announced publicly. The grant period will begin July 1, 2026.
During 2025-26, the MCMHTF awarded over $1 million to 11 organizations in support of initiatives focused on substance use disorder, mental health, and prevention services. To learn more, click HERE.
View our Frequently Asked Questions HERE. This is for informational purposes only and may not apply to future funding opportunities.
Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to mcmentalhealthtaskforce@gmail.com.
