This Project Grant award of $8,000,000, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) program, will fund the construction and enhancement of the Brandt Behavioral Health Treatment Center in New Jersey. The new two-building center, a partnership between Rutgers University and University Behavioral Health Care, will provide comprehensive psychiatric and psychosocial treatment and...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $960,796 Project Grant under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance) to Bridgeway Center Inc. (BCI), a non-profit organization located in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The "TIEH Project: Connecting Underserved Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to Sustainable and Comprehensive Care" will create a comprehensive, coordinated, and evidence-based...
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (WVDHS) was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696). The grant will enable WVDHS, through its Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) and Bureau for Medical Services (BMS), to expand behavioral healthcare coverage statewide, prioritize reaching underserved populations, build state...
The Health in Action Project at Richard Hall Community Health and Wellness Center is a $11,274,864 project grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696). The project aims to reduce disparities and improve access to integrated behavioral and primary healthcare for 1,000 individuals in Somerset County, New Jersey, with a focus on persons with serious...
The New Jersey Department of Human Services (NJ DHS) has been awarded a Project Grant of $900,000.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant will fund the implementation of the Collaborative Care Model (COCM) in two primary care and one pediatric care clinics located in Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey. The COCM initiative will...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The award, granted to Care Plus NJ Inc., will fund the "Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness" (TIEH) program, which will provide comprehensive case management and clinical services to individuals, including youth and...
The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Community Health Center (CHC) was awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224). The funding will be used to introduce mental health, substance use disorder, and medications for opioid use disorder services at the CHC's Keyport, New Jersey site, serving the medically underserved and underinsured populations in...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $749,996 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Children's Aid and Family Services Inc. (CAFS), a non-profit organization in Paramus, New Jersey. The grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will establish the Bergen County Higher Education Addiction Prevention Consortium (BC HEAP). This...
This $517,000 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families, funded through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), supports comprehensive case management and street outreach efforts by Bridges Outreach, Inc., a non-profit organization, to connect individuals experiencing homelessness in New Jersey and New York with critical resources and support services. Additionally, Bridges Outreach, Inc. has received sub-awards from...
The Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc. was awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Primary Health Care's Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services across 8 counties in western North Carolina. The 2-year grant period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) Hiring care managers with lived experience to immediately connect behavioral health and substance use...
BRIDGEWAY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES. - BRIDGEWAY REHABILITATION SERVICES (BRS) IS APPLYING FOR GRANT FUNDING TO BECOME A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (CCBHC). THE PROJECT, TITLED BRIDGEWAY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES (BIHS), WILL PROVIDE UNDERSERVED AND AT-RISK CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY WITH INTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) SERVICES. BRS INTENDS TO SERVE 250 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR AND AT LEAST 600 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. HUDSON COUNTY IS A RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE REGION WITH HIGHER PREVALENCE OF POVERTY (13.7%), AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS (12.9%) COMPARED TO THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE. CURRENT WAIT TIMES FOR OUTPATIENT BH SERVICES IN THE COUNTY IS 30+ DAYS WHILE THE DEMAND FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES INCREASES. THIS IS A KEY FACTOR TO THE COUNTY EXPERIENCING HIGHER RATES OF BH-RELATED CRISIS CALLS AND ED VISITS. BIHS' OPEN ACCESS SERVICE MODEL WILL OFFER SAME DAY AND WALK-IN ACCESS TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEED AND REDUCE THE RELIANCE UPON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND CRISIS SERVICES. THE PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE INCREASED ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED BH SERVICES (REDUCING WAIT TIME FOR CARE), IMPROVED PHYSICAL HEALTH INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION OF CARE (REDUCTION IN UNMET PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES OR GAPS IN SERVICES) AND IMPROVED OVERALL CARE AND SUPPORT (INCREASED USE OF EBP RESULTING IN SYMPTOM REDUCTION, REDUCING TREATMENT ATTRITION, PARTICIPANT SATISFACTION). TO MEET THESE GOALS BIHS WILL OFFER OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE, EVIDENCE-BASED, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND BETTER ADDRESS CURRENT UNMET NEED. WITH CCBHC GRANT FUNDING, BRS WILL BUILD ON OUR 50+ YEARS SERVING THESE COMMUNITIES BY: - OFFERING A CENTRALIZED, OPEN ACCESS PROGRAM MODEL OFFERING ALL REQUIRED OUT-PATIENT BH SERVICES, INCLUDING A LIVING ROOM MODEL AND MAT SERVICES, TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS. - IMPROVING ENGAGEMENT OF NEW PARTICIPANTS THROUGH NAVIGATION AND PEER SERVICES AND ADDRESSING THEIR CURRENT NEEDS THROUGH FAST TRACKING TO THE TREATMENT AND SUPPORTS THEY NEED AND WANT ON DAY ONE. - IMPLEMENTING WALK-IN AND SAME DAY SERVICES, WITH EVENING AND WEEKEND HOURS TO OFFER FLEXIBILITY TO INDIVIDUALS WORKING AND CARING FOR FAMILY. - IMPLEMENTING 24-HOUR CALL SERVICE TO PROVIDE PROACTIVE CLINICAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS PARTICIPANT NEEDS AND REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF CRISES. - IMPLEMENTING DCO PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NORTH HUDSON COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION FQHC (INTEGRATED PHYSICAL HEALTH), SPECTRUM HEALTHCARE, INC. (METHADONE SERVICES) AND COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF NJ (PEER, PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES) - IMPLEMENTING AFFILIATION AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AGREEMENTS WITH THE HUDSON COUNTY OFFICE OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO EXPAND INTENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.