This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224), will allow Promise Healthcare, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Champaign, Illinois, to enhance behavioral health services and expand access to integrated primary care, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment. The $600,000 grant will fund the hiring of a Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) provider, a substance use...
The Lawrence County (IL) Health Department (LCHD) was awarded a $1,050,000 Project Grant 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 5-year grant, commencing on September 30, 2024, will enable LCHD to deliver comprehensive substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, recovery, and support services to at-risk pregnant and postpartum women and...
This $1,200,000 two-year Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) will allow the Asian Human Services Family Health Center (AHSFHC) in Chicago, Illinois to expand its integrated behavioral health services. The funding will be used to: Increase the number of patients receiving mental health services by expanding staffing to add a full-time licensed mental health provider and a part-time psychiatrist. This...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to the Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation (CGARHPC), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southern Illinois. The funding will allow CGARHPC to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder services by increasing the number of sites offering these services....
This $1,000,375 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will enable Heartland Health Services, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Peoria, Illinois, to expand its behavioral health (BH) program's capacity. Specifically, the grant funding will support hiring three new clinicians, including a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, a licensed clinical social worker/counselor, and a...
The Lawrence County Health Department (LCHD) was awarded a $4,000,000 Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) project grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Over a four-year period from September 2024 to September 2028, this funding will enable LCHD and a consortium of partner organizations to expand and sustain efforts to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth (ages...
The federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program provides $600,000 in Year 1 and $500,000 in Year 2 to Ozarks Resource Group d/b/a Ozarks Community Health Center (OCHC) to expand access to mental health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) services in the four-county rural service area of Dade, Dallas, Hickory, and Polk Counties in Missouri. The funding...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program provides $600,000 to Indiana Health Centers Incorporated (IHC) to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services at their healthcare sites across Indiana. The key products and services to be delivered through this two-year grant (September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026) include integrating primary care and behavioral health, hiring...
This $6,882,250 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will support the Illinois State Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care Project. The grant will enable two community mental health and substance use providers, Centerstone of Illinois and Chestnut Health Systems, Inc., to coordinate...
The Collin County CCBHC Improvement and Advancement Project is a $4,000,000 federal 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). The project aims to enhance crisis services and improve access to community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment for individuals ages 3 and older in Collin County, Texas. The grant recipient, Collin County...
CCBHC IN NORTHCENTRAL ILLINOIS: IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT NAME: CCBHC IN NORTHCENTRAL ILLINOIS: IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROJECT: THIS PROJECT WILL TRANSFORM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR LASALLE, BUREAU, PUTNAM AND MARSHALL COUNTIES (STATE OF ILLINOIS), WITH A TOTAL OF 160,281 PPL. IN 2,551 SQ MI. THESE ARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS WITH DISPARITIES IN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION, AND EMPLOYMENT, WITH HIGH SUICIDE AND DRUG OVERDOSE RATES. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE CAPACITY, QUALITY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THIS RURAL REGION, LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT OUTCOMES AND IMPACT. EXTENSIVE SUMMARY OF PROJECT: WE PROPOSE AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR TRANSFORMING INTEGRATED, COORDINATED, AND PERSON-CENTERED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH OUR CCBHC IN RURAL NORTHCENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE 4-COUNTY AREA INCLUDES LASALLE, BUREAU, PUTNAM AND MARSHALL (LBMP), WITH A TOTAL OF 160,281 PPL. IN 2,551 SQ MI (DENSITY OF 70 PPL PER SQ MI; NATIONAL: 91; IL:232). THESE ARE HPSAS IN MENTAL HEALTH (80 PROVIDERS PER 100K; NATIONAL: 203; IL: 244) WITH PRONOUNCED DISPARITIES IN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION, AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHICH INCREASE VULNERABILITY OF THE RESIDENTS. POPULATIONS OF FOCUS INCLUDE PERSONS AT RISK FOR, DIAGNOSED WITH, AND/OR IN TREATMENT AND/OR RECOVERY FOR A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (MH/SUD) OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDER, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND/OR CAREGIVERS. WE PRIORITIZE SUB-POPULATIONS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY SUFFERED FROM POORER HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCLUDING SERIOUSLY AND PERSISTENTLY MENTAL ILL (SPMI), HISPANIC/LATINX ETHNIC MINORITIES (10% TOTAL POP), LGBTQ+, AND VETERANS (10% TOTAL POP.). STRIKING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES EXIST IN LBMP. SUICIDE RATES ARE 63% HIGHER THAN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. RELATIVE TO 2020, IN 2021 WE OBSERVED A 36% INCREASE IN PERSONS UNDERGOING A NON-FATAL OVERDOSE WITH A 67% INCREASE IN NALOXONE DISTRIBUTED. OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS WORKERS ADMINISTER 5 DOSES OF NALOXONE DAILY TO SAVE LIVES. RESIDENTS REPORT THAT 82% HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS AND ONLY HALF HAVE RECEIVED THE NEEDED HELP. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE CAPACITY OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT (GOAL 1); INCREASE QUALITY AND CONNECTIVITY OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS-RELATED SERVICES THROUGH ENHANCING COORDINATION AND WRAPAROUND CARE (GOAL 2); AND INCREASE INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUTREACH OF THE CCBHC TO BOLSTER SUSTAINABILITY (GOAL 3). TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE LEVERAGE THE COMBINED STRENGTHS OF THE LEAD APPLICANT (ARUKAH INSTITUTE OF HEALING) AND 4 DCO PARTNERS (ST. MARGARET'S HEALTH, ILLINOIS VALLEY PADS SHELTER, TRI-COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES COUNCIL, AND LASALLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE). WE ANTICIPATE SERVING 16,066 ADULTS AND 5,357 CHILDREN OVER THE 4-YEAR AWARD PERIOD.