This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696) provides $2,000,000 to the West Virginia Department of Human Services to expand behavioral healthcare coverage statewide, prioritize reaching underserved populations, build state data collection and reporting capacity, and develop an application for the CCBHC demonstration program. The key...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $142,200 Project Grant to West Central Services, Inc. for the ARP Economic Development Grant for Rural Health Care Facilities program. West Central Services, Inc., doing business as West Central Behavioral Health, will construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents of Lebanon, New Hampshire under the grant. Specifically, the funding will support West Central...
This $11,274,864 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696) will fund the "Health in Action Project" at the Richard Hall Community Health and Wellness Center in Somerset County, New Jersey. The project aims to reduce disparities and improve access to integrated behavioral and primary healthcare services for 1,000 individuals in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) Federal Grant Program, has awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to Community Care of West Virginia, Inc. (CCWV) to expand behavioral health services in rural, medically underserved areas of West Virginia. The funding will enable CCWV to enhance both mental health services and substance use disorder treatment, including the provision of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The expanded...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $2,000,000 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Planning Grant to the South Dakota Department of Social Services. The grant will fund a 12-month project to: 1) Identify gaps in the state's publicly funded behavioral health system and provide training/technical assistance to help providers achieve CCBHC certification readiness; 2) Explore Medicaid...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services, awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to the State of North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (NC DHHS) for the FY 2025 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Planning Grant Program (CFDA 93.696). The funding will support North Carolina's efforts to certify CCBHCs across the state, expanding access to...
This $4,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) aims to ensure the successful implementation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model in Eddy County, New Mexico. The funding will be used to increase compensation for current staff, recruit and train new staff, furnish offices, replace technology, and hold team building activities for Carlsbad Lifehouse,...
This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696) provides $2,000,000.00 to the North Dakota Department of Human Services (NDDHS) to support the development and implementation of a CCBHC certification system and Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Medicaid reimbursable behavioral health services in North Dakota. The grant will enable NDDHS to...
This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696) provides $3,000,000 to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (Utah DHHS) to develop the framework for implementing a state CCBHC certification program. The grant will fund the planning and capacity-building work of three pilot sites - Volunteers of America, Utah, Project Reality, and...
The $600,000 Federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will enable the Central City Community Health Center, Inc. to expand patient access to behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, across its service area of over 5.12 million residents. The funding will allow the organization to increase its number of behavioral health specialists and workforce,...
WEST CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT (WCBH CCBHC-PDI PROJECT) - WEST CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH'S (WEST CENTRAL) CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT (WEST CENTRAL CCBHC-PDI PROJECT) WILL ALLOW FOR THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH WEST CENTRAL AS A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE PROJECT'S START. WEST CENTRAL'S CCBHC-PDI PROJECT WILL ENABLE THE AGENCY TO DEVELOP THE COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF OUTREACH, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, CARE COORDINATION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORTS BASED ON A NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT ALIGNS WITH THE CCBHC CERTIFICATION CRITERIA. AS THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER FOR SULLIVAN COUNTY AND LOWER GRAFTON COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WEST CENTRAL WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO ENHANCED HIGH-QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES TO ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A MENTAL OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WHO SEEKS CARE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. SPECIFIC FOCUS WILL BE PLACED ON CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PROVIDING PERSON- AND FAMILY-CENTERED INTEGRATED SERVICES WITH GREATER ACCESS TO UNDERSERVED RURAL POPULATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL'S CATCHMENT AREA SUCH AS THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND LOW TO MODERATE INCOME (LMI) INDIVIDUALS. IT IS PROJECTED THAT THE FOUR-YEAR PROJECT WILL SERVE 2,363 CLIENTS IN YEAR ONE, 2,717 CLIENTS IN YEAR TWO, 3,124 CLIENTS IN YEAR THREE AND 3,280 CLIENTS IN YEAR FOUR FOR A TOTAL OF 11,484 CLIENTS SERVED OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. THE WEST CENTRAL CCBHC-PDI PROJECT IS A COORDINATED CARE EFFORT SUPPORTED BY THE BUREAU OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE STATE OF NH AS WELL AS A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS IN WEST CENTRAL'S CATCHMENT AREA. WEST CENTRAL'S EXPANDED SERVICE INITIATIVES WILL INCLUDE: ENHANCING OUR EXISTING ACT TEAM; IMPLEMENTING A STRUCTURED SERVICE FOR VETERANS; DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A MOBILE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION PROGRAM (MPR); IMPLEMENTING THE ZERO SUICIDE MODEL; EXPANDING TRAINING TO SUPPORT NEW AND EXISTING COMPETENCIES; AND, ENHANCING CLIENT'S INITIAL ACCESS TO SERVICE.