The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through its Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $3,600,000 Project Grant to Health Help, Incorporated (doing business as White House Clinics) to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder/medication-assisted opioid use disorder (SUD/MOUD) services at their community health centers in Kentucky. The 2-year grant will enable Health Help, Incorporated to hire a psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, and behavioral health...
The Cumberland Family Medical Center, Inc. (CFMC), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving 32 rural counties in Kentucky, was awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services in Pulaski and Metcalfe counties. This funding will allow CFMC to integrate evidence-based behavioral health, substance use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment services into its...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,800,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) supports the Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc. (KMHA) in expanding behavioral health services for underserved populations in rural Kentucky. The award will enable KMHA to leverage community partnerships, integrate primary care and behavioral health, expand the use of mobile services, and hire additional behavioral health staff to increase...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Health First Bluegrass, a non-profit community health center in Lexington, Kentucky. The grant funding will be used to hire 4.3 FTE new behavioral health and integrated care staff to expand access to mental health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medication-assisted treatment (MOUD) services for Health First...
This Project Grant award of $200,000 was provided by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). The grant will fund the establishment of the South Central Alabama Crisis Response Network (SCACRN) by the South Central Alabama Mental Health Board, Inc. The goal is to create an effective, comprehensive, and well-coordinated crisis response system...
This Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) was provided under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Georgia Highlands Medical Services, Inc., a community health center in Cumming, Georgia. The funding will enable Georgia Highlands Medical Services to expand access to integrated mental health and substance use disorder services, including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Grace Community Health Center, doing business as Grace Health, a non-profit organization located in Corbin, Kentucky. The grant funding will be used by Grace Health to expand mental health and substance use disorder services, including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), in the rural Appalachian counties of...
This $3,750,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Impact (RCORP-IMPACT) award, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.155 Rural Health Research Centers), will establish the ATLAS Center in southeast Kentucky to enhance substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services. Key objectives include expanding access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and evidence-based, trauma-informed counseling, increasing certified peer support specialist...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Lewis County Primary Care Center Inc., doing business as PrimaryPlus. The grant will fund the expansion of mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), across PrimaryPlus's healthcare delivery locations in northeastern Kentucky and southern Ohio. Key...
This $600,000 Project Grant award, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), supports 1ST Choice Healthcare, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Northeast Arkansas, in expanding access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services. The primary objectives are to increase access to mental health services, integrate SUD treatment including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in primary care, develop...
CRISIS HUB SERVICES - CUMBERLAND RIVER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (CRBH) IS REQUESTED FUNDING FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT OF CRISIS HUB SERVICES. BECAUSE OF THIS FUNDING, CRBH WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN WAYS THAT WILL DECREASE DISPARITIES THAT RESIDENTS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCE. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A 24/7 PLACE TO HAVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS ASSESSED, A 23 HOUR CRISIS STABILIZATION CENTER LOCATED MANY MILES FROM OTHER CRISIS FACILITIES, PHYSICAL HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION, AND EXPANDED CRISIS LINE SERVICES TO INCLUDE CHAT AND TEXT. ADDITIONALLY, OUTREACH SPECIFIC TO VETERANS WILL BE COMPLETED. BECAUSE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE CRISIS HUB, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE ADMISSION RATES TO THE STATE HOSPITAL WILL DECREASE, MENTAL HEALTH WILL INCREASE IN RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, PHYSICAL HEALTH SCREENINGS WILL INCREASE, MORE RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE A GREATER NUMBER OF QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES THEREBY INCREASING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND LIVES WILL BE SAVED THROUGH EXPANDED CRISIS LINE SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL BE LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY IN THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COUNTIES OF ROCKCASTLE, LAUREL, CLAY, JACKSON, BELL, HARLAN, KNOX, AND WHITLEY. CRBH HAS BEEN PROVIDING QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS SERVICES IN THESE EIGHT COUNTIES FOR OVER 50 YEARS. WITH 11 OUTPATIENT OFFICES AND 4 RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, CLOSE TO 13,000 SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY. THERE ARE OVER 230,000 PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE 3,214 SQUARE MILE REGION WITH NEARLY HALF LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THERE ARE 1,735 RESIDENTS TO EVERY ONE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER WITH NO PROVIDERS HAVING ANY 24/7 SERVICES OTHER THAN CRBH. THE ONLY SERVICES THAT CRBH OFFERS 24/7 ARE CRISIS AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES. IN THIS REGION, 21% OF ADULTS REPORT THAT THEY HAVE FREQUENT MENTAL DISTRESS. EVIDENCE HAS SHOWN THAT MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS ARE STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH ALL ELEMENTS OF SERIOUS CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES. WITH 14% OF THE POPULATION OF THE REGION HAVING DIABETES AND 11% HAVING HEART DISEASE. IT IS OF THE UPMOST IMPORTANCE THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ALSO ADDRESS PHYSICAL HEALTH AND VICE VERSA. WITH THIS PROJECT, CRBH WILL BE ABLE TO 600 RESIDENTS THE FIRST YEAR, 900 RESIDENTS THE SECOND YEAR, 1000 THE THIRD YEAR, AND 1100 THE FOURTH YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 3600 RESIDENTS DURING THE GRANT CYCLE.