The State of North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (NC DHHS) was awarded a $3,000,000 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Planning Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the CFDA program 93.696. The grant will enable NC DHHS to design a certification process to expand access to timely, integrated, and high-quality behavioral health services across the state. Key strategies include providing technical...
The 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 Mountain Community Health Partnership, Incorporated (MCHP) to expand behavioral health services in rural Western North Carolina. The project will: 1) Expand collaboration with local justice departments and school systems to integrate behavioral health services, 2) Double the capacity of MCHP's peer support...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will support the expansion of behavioral health services by Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in North Carolina. The funding will allow the organization to add licensed clinical social workers to provide long-term therapy for patients with mental health...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Greene County Health Care, Inc. d.b.a. Contentnea Health, a non-profit community health center in North Carolina. The funding will be used to expand access to mental health, substance use disorder (SUD), and medication-assisted treatment (MOUD) services in Greene and Pitt Counties, North Carolina. Specifically, Contentnea Health plans to hire 3.5...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program will enable Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers (AMCHC) to implement a Behavioral Health Services Expansion (BHSE) project. The grant will fund the establishment of a specialty mental health and substance use disorder treatment clinic, including an individualized outpatient program and medication for opioid use disorder,...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Appalachian District Health Department (Apphealthcare), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Sparta, North Carolina, to expand access to behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services for vulnerable populations in Ashe and Alleghany Counties. The $600,000 grant awarded on September 1, 2024 will fund the addition of 0.20...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants program (CFDA 93.696), supports the North Dakota Department of Human Services (NDDHS) in developing and implementing a certification system for CCBHCs in the state. The funding will enable NDDHS to establish a Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Medicaid reimbursable behavioral health services...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224) will provide $1,200,000 to Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc. to expand behavioral health services across 8 counties in western North Carolina. Key objectives include: Increasing the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), by 2,400 over the 2-year grant...
The Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Center (CRCHC) received a $1,100,000 two-year Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program. The grant funding will support the expansion of behavioral health services, including increasing access to mental health, substance use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment services for underserved populations in Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, and Rowan Counties, North Carolina. Under...
The $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program will allow the Central City Community Health Center, Inc. (CCCHC) to expand patient access to behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment. CCCHC will utilize the award to increase its workforce of behavioral health specialists and expand the availability of these services across its...
MONARCH'S CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) IN STANLY COUNTY, NC - MONARCH'S CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC IN STANLY COUNTY, NC WILL INCREASE THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH CARE MANAGEMENT, STRENGTHENED COLLABORATIONS WITH ESTABLISHED PARTNERS, AND EXTENDED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AT THE STANLY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. MONARCH PROJECTS IT WILL SERVE 3,750 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS DURING THE LIFETIME OF THIS FOUR-YEAR CCBHC-IA PROJECT. MONARCH'S POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS CCBHC IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT GRANT IS ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) AS WELL AS CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISORDERS (SED) IN STANLY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. PROJECT NAME: MONARCH'S CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC IN STANLY COUNTY, NC GOAL 1: MONARCH WILL IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES AND SERVICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF CCBHC PATIENTS. GOAL 2: MONARCH WILL USE EVIDENCE-BASED SCREENINGS, ASSESSMENTS AND SURVEYS TO DETERMINE PATIENT RISK AND COORDINATE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT. GOAL 3: MONARCH WILL ADDRESS THE CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF STANLY COUNTY RESIDENTS BY EXPANDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS. GOAL 4: MONARCH WILL COMPLETE TECHNOLOGY-BASED ENHANCEMENTS TO SUPPORT CARE DELIVERY AND CARE COORDINATION FOR PATIENTS. OBJ. 1-A: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, MONARCH WILL PROVIDE PATIENT FOLLOW UP BY NURSE CARE MANAGER OR PEER SUPPORT WITHIN 7 DAYS OF DISCHARGE FROM INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE, WITH 50% OF PATIENTS (ESTIMATED N = 100 PATIENTS) RECEIVING CONTACT. OBJ. 1-B: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, MONARCH WILL INCORPORATE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES SPECIFIC TO MH/SUD WITH 85% OF PATIENTS WITH DOCUMENTED NEED FORSUPPORT RECEIVING INTERNAL REFERRALS. OBJ. 2-A: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, MONARCH WILL COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS ON 80% OF PATIENTS SEEKING SERVICES AT THE STANLY COUNTY CCBHC. OBJ. 2-B: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, USING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SURVEYS, MONARCH WILL IDENTIFY PATIENTS EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT AND ENROLL AT LEAST 50% OF THOSE IDENTIFIED PATIENTS INTO TARGETED CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. OBJ. 3-A: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, MONARCH WILL EDUCATE A MINIMUM OF 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER-RELATED TOPICS THROUGH SIX (6) COMMUNITY EVENTS. OBJ. 3-B: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, MONARCH'S CCBHC STAFF WILL EXPAND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL STANLY COUNTY POPULATION, AND TO TARGETED POPULATIONS INCLUDING VETERANS, THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, THE LGBTQ POPULATION AND INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AT THE STANLY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER THROUGH 10 DOCUMENTED CONTACTS PER MONTH AND REACHING AN ESTIMATED 400 PEOPLE. OBJ. 3-C: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, MONARCH WILL ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH A VARIETY OF PHYSICAL HEALTH PROVIDERS (PRIVATE CLINICS, LOCAL HOSPITALS, DETOX/RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS) AND LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS (FOOD BANKS, HOMELESS SHELTERS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES) TO FACILITATE CARE COORDINATION/REFERRALS FOR PEOPLE SERVED, COMPLETING 15 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS IN THE GRANT PERIOD. OBJ. 4-A: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, MONARCH WILL ENGAGE IN NORTH CAROLINA'S HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE - NC HEALTHCONNEX - TO SHARE AND ACCESS HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND EVOLVE POPULATION HEALTH CAPACITIES DURING THE FOUR-YEAR CCBHC-IA GRANT PERIOD. OBJ. 4-B: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, MONARCH WILL INTEGRATE HEALTH RECORD AND INFORMATION WITH THE MEDISKED CARE COORDINATION SUITE TO ENHANCE CARE COORDINATION FOR CCBHC PATIENTS.