This $1,800,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Neighborcare Health, a federally qualified health center in Seattle, WA, to expand its behavioral health service offerings. Specifically, the funding will support hiring 1.0 FTE substance use disorder counselor, 2.0 FTE mental health counselors, 1.0 FTE program manager, and 2.50 FTE social workers to begin providing substance use disorder services and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to Community Health Care, a non-profit organization based in Tacoma, Washington. The funding will support the expansion of integrated behavioral health services and medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder at a new health center in Puyallup, Washington. Key services to be delivered include: Adding a...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the King County Public Health Department. The award, titled the "King County Behavioral Health Expansion Project (KCBHEP)", will expand access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, including medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), for individuals experiencing homelessness...
The State of Alaska Department of Health received a $2,000,000 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). The award will fund a dedicated planning year to prepare for the statewide implementation of the CCBHC model in Alaska. This initiative aims to expand access to coordinated, comprehensive behavioral health care across Alaska, with a focus...
This $1,200,000 federal project grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable International Community Health Services (ICHS), a federally qualified health center in Seattle, Washington, to expand access to behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services for its diverse, predominantly low-income and limited English-proficient patient population. The grant will fund the hiring of behavioral...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,993,778 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grant (CFDA 93.696) to the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA). The goal of this 1-year project grant is to expand CCBHC coverage to include 91% of Washingtonians within a 1-hour drive, ensure coverage for vulnerable populations with serious emotional disturbance (SED) or serious mental illness (SMI), and develop and launch a...
The Government of the District of Columbia, through its Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), was awarded a $1,842,659 Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care (PIPBHC) 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 funding will be used to expand integrated primary and behavioral health care services for...
This Project Grant award of $498,300 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 will fund the Recovery Care Coordination Project. The project is a continuation and expansion of a prior pilot program, formally launching in May 2023, that serves individuals seeking recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) in Robeson County, North Carolina....
This $1,800,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program aims to improve the integration of primary and behavioral healthcare in Alaska. The funding will be administered to three primary care providers/practices in Alaska to implement the Collaborative Care Model and improve the identification and treatment of mental...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $749,997 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH), a non-profit organization in Waterville, Maine. This funding will support KBH's continued integration of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model in Kennebec and Somerset counties. KBH has been implementing systemic changes to provide the nine required CCBHC core services,...
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CCBHC AT SOUND'S CAPITOL HILL CLINIC - SOUND WILL ESTABLISH A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER IN THE CAPITOL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. BY ESTABLISHING A CCBHC SOUND WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED CARE TO MEET THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER TREATMENT NEEDS IN UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. IN KING COUNTY WASHINGTON BOTH THE BIPOC, AND LGBTQ COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER INCIDENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS AND SUBSTANCE USE. SOUND WILL DIRECTLY PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE UN/UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON REACHING THE BIPOC AND LGBTQ COMMUNITIES. SOUND'S CCBHC IS A STEP FORWARD IN INCREASING ACCESS TO TIMELY, HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND BY THE WEALTH AND HEALTH GAP. OVER THE FOUR YEARS OF THE CCBHC-PDI GRANT PROJECT SOUND AIMS TO SERVE 500 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 2,000 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS SERVED THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. SOUND HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING PROJECT GOALS AS BEING INSTRUMENTAL TO MEETING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO INSTILL HOPE AND FOSTER RECOVERY. TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY ACCESS TO SERVICES SOUND WILL INCREASE TIMELY ACCESS TO INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING SMI, SUD, AND COD DIAGNOSES IN KING COUNTY. BY 3/29/24, SOUND WILL IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN A PRE-INTAKE RISK ASSESSMENT TO PRIORITIZE AND MEET THE TREATMENT NEEDS OF HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS. BY 9/30/24 SOUND WILL MEET, OR EXCEED THE 1-, AND 10-DAY INTAKE TIMELINE BY INCREASING INTAKE CAPACITY BY 25% BY ENHANCING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND INCREASING INTAKE STAFFING TO MEET DEMAND. TO ENSURE SOUND IS MEETING THE NEEDS OF MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES SOUND WILL INCREASE THE PENETRATION AND UTILIZATION RATES OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER TREATMENT INCLUDING BUPRENORPHINE IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. SOUND WILL HELP SUPPORT TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TO THE BIPOC, LGBTQ, AND VETERAN POPULATIONS IN KC. BY 12/30/23 SOUND WILL ENHANCE AND TARGET HIRING PRACTICES WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING A CLINICAL WORKFORCE EVEN MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BIPOC AND LGBTQ POPULATION BEING SERVED. SOUND WILL STABILIZE AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF MEDICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS BY INCREASING ACCESS TO INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE IN KING COUNTY. BY 3/29/24 SOUND PRIMARY CARE SOUND WILL CONTACT CCBHC CLIENTS IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR ENGAGEMENT. BY 6/28/24 SOUND WILL CONDUCT HEALTH SCREENINGS AND ROUTINE MONITORING FOR ALL CCBHC CLIENTS. BY 6/28/24 SOUND CCBHC STAFF WILL SUPPORT CLIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS IN SETTING HEALTH GOALS AND CONNECTING WITH PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. TO ADDRESS THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS THE OPIOID CRISIS IS HAVING ON KING COUNTY AND THE INCREASING RATE OF OPIATE OVERDOSE DEATHS SOUND WILL INCREASE SUPPORT FOR OPIATE ADDICTION RECOVERY BY INCREASING RAPID ACCESS TO BUPRENORPHINE TREATMENT IN KING COUNTY. BY 3/29/24 SOUND WILL BEGIN OUTREACH SERVICES TO JAIL AND HOSPITAL RELEASE AND DISCHARGE PLANERS NOTIFYING THEM OF PRIORITY BUPRENORPHINE APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY FOR MAINTAINING PEOPLE THAT HAVE RECEIVED INDUCTION AND ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR OVERDOSE IN THE COMMUNITY. SOUND WILL DECREASE THE RISING NUMBER OF OPIATE DEATHS IN KING COUNTY BY PROVIDING THOSE AT THE HIGHEST RISK FOR OVERDOSE WITH NALOXONE. BY 5/31/24 SOUND WILL BEGIN PROVIDING NALOXONE TO ALL CLIENTS. BY 5/31/24 SOUND WILL CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO TRAIN ALL STAFF AND CLIENTS RECEIVING NALOXONE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF IT.