Bsca center for mental health block grants

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Behavioral Health, received a $1,003,132 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. This two-year block grant enables Louisiana to deliver comprehensive community-based mental health services targeting adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. The funded services encompass outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, case management, housing assistance, peer support, workforce training, and public education initiatives delivered through qualified community mental health centers and other appropriate community-based programs.

Under this award, LDH will implement integrated service systems and evidence-based programs, with up to 5 percent of grant funds allocated for administrative costs and a mandatory 10 percent set-aside for early serious mental illness intervention programs, including psychotic disorder treatment. The block grant supports the state's comprehensive community mental health service network while focusing on reducing health disparities and improving outcomes for vulnerable and underserved Louisiana populations, with services provided exclusively through public and nonprofit entities as required by program regulations.