This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $600,000 to Full Circle Health, Inc., a non-profit healthcare organization in Boise, Idaho, to increase behavioral health access points and expand integrated behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Recruiting and retaining two new associate-level...
This Project Grant award of $600,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will support Covenant House New York (CHNY) in enhancing mental and behavioral health services at their health center, as well as increasing support and training for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Expanding mental and behavioral health services by increasing psychiatric nurse...
The Onondaga County Integrated Mental Health Services System of Care (OCIMHSOC) project is a $2,990,757 federal grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (CFDA 93.104) program. The project aims to address disparities in access to mental health services for youth aged 0-21 with serious emotional disturbances and co-occurring developmental...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224), will fund SIHF Healthcare's efforts to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services across its urban and rural service areas. The $1,200,000 grant will enable SIHF Healthcare to increase the number of behavioral health patients and patients receiving SUD services through two key strategies: 1) Expanding partnerships with...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Community Health Care Systems, Inc. (CHCS), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Wrightsville, Georgia. The funding will support CHCS's FY 2024 Behavioral Health Service Expansion (BHSE) project, which aims to increase access to mental health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medication-assisted treatment (MOUD) services for the low-income,...
The Chautauqua Center, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to expand behavioral health services in Chautauqua County, New York. The grant will fund the hiring of 1 new psychiatric provider and 4 new social workers/mental health counselors to serve an additional 500 patients, including 150 for substance use treatment and 400 for mental...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Four County Comprehensive Mental Health Center Inc. (dba 4C Health), a non-profit hospital organization in Rochester, Indiana. The 5-year REACH (Rural Enhancement and Access for Consumers Experiencing Homelessness) project aims to: 1) increase access and capacity to...
This Project Grant award of $3,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527), will support Camcare Health Corporation's initiative to enhance healthcare access and continuity for justice-involved individuals reentering the community in Camden, New Jersey. The project aims to improve overall health and well-being, manage chronic...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), funds a $2,068,801 study to examine the implementation and impacts of Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs) in New York State. The 5-year study, starting August 2024, takes a mixed-methods approach to assess CCBHC implementation, service user perspectives, and the impact on acute care utilization and quality of care. The research...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $1,200,000 to Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services, Inc. (Mercy Care), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The funding will be used to expand Mercy Care's integrated behavioral health services, including increasing the number of patients receiving mental health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medication-assisted treatment for...
PRESERVING AND ENHANCING CRITICAL CCBHC SERVICES IN ADIRONDACKS REGION, NY - ST. JOSEPH'S REHABILITATION CENTER, INC. (SJRC) CBHC-IA WILL BRING CARE COORDINATION DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS IN RURAL NORTHERN NY (INCLUDING REMOTE AREAS OF THE ADIRONDACKS) IN ORDER TO EXPAND ACCESS TO INTEGRATED SERVICES, ADDRESS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH NEEDS AND COMPLEX MEDICAL ISSUES, AND PRESERVE CRITICAL SERVICES IN RURAL REGIONS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. SJRC CCBHC-IA ANTICIPATES SERVING 2,925 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT PERIOD. SJRC CCBHC-IA INTENDS TO TARGET POPULATIONS OF FOCUS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE PRIOR CCBHC COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CNA) INCLUDING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, AND LGBTQI+ COMMUNITIES IN ESSEX AND FRANKLIN COUNTY WHERE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IS A CROSSCUTTING PRIORITY. BASED ON NYS CHIRS DATA, IN 2018 IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, THERE WERE 59 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS (PCPS) AND 274 MENTAL HEALTH (MH) PROVIDERS PER 100,000 POPULATION COMPARED TO 82 AND 289 RESPECTIVELY FOR NYS AS A WHOLE. IN ESSEX COUNTY THE SHORTAGES WERE EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED, IN 2018 THERE WERE 42 PCPS AND 155 MH PROVIDERS PER 100,000 POPULATION. THE CCBHC-IA PROGRAM WILL ALLOW SJRC TO ADDRESS NEEDS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CCBHC-E FY20 CNA WHILE ENRICHING SERVICE DELIVERY. SJRC INTENDS TO TARGET POPULATIONS OF FOCUS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CNA INCLUDING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, AND LGBTQI+ COMMUNITIES. THE CNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE CARE THAT ADDRESSES SDOH - MANY CCBHC-E CONSUMERS INDICATED SDOH NEEDS (HOUSING INSTABILITY, FOOD INSECURITY, UNEMPLOYMENT) AND FEELINGS OF LIMITED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS. THE CCBHC-IA FUNDING WILL SUPPORT ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND IN-COMMUNITY/EMBEDDED CARE WITH CBOS SERVING THE IDENTIFIED POPULATIONS OF FOCUS. SJRC INTENDS TO EXPAND RELATIONSHIPS WITH COUNTY DSS, JAILS AND LOCAL HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING RELAPSE AND RECIDIVISM. RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE TRI-LAKES PREVENTION COALITION (SPEARHEADED BY SJRC), AND COUNTY DSS WILL SUPPORT SJRC'S GOALS TO EXPAND SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, TARGETING THOSE AT-RISK OF SEPARATION. ADDITIONALLY, SJRC WILL ENHANCE THE INTENTIONAL OUTREACH TO PERSONS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQI+ THROUGH A SPECIALIZED ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SUPPORTED BY THE CCBHC-IA PROJECT DIRECTOR).