The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) in Georgia was awarded a $19,751,595 federal Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This two-year grant, valid from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable DBHDD to deliver a broad range of mental health services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances across the...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) in Georgia received a $823,769 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110). The award, titled "AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT – PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS NEW AREA EXPANSION", will support initiatives to expand access to pediatric mental health care services in Georgia from July 31, 2024 to...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) in Georgia received a $1,245,740 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. The grant will fund the "Georgia's Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P)" initiative over a 4-year...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) was awarded a $735,000 Project Grant by 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 grant, titled the "Georgia Plant Hope Project," aims to empower youth aged 10-24 in Georgia to build hope, counter the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide...
This $2,811,382 federal Block Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA 93.958) supports the delivery of comprehensive community-based mental health services in the state of Georgia.
Through this 2-year award to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), the funding will enable the provision of an array of mental health treatment,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded a $137 million Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities for the period of September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025.
Under this federal grant program (CFDA #93.958), which provides funding to support states' plans for delivering comprehensive community-based mental health services, the Georgia DBHDD will fund several sub-awards to...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $4.7 million Block Grant to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) for the period of September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding supports DBHDD's implementation of Georgia's plan under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services program (CFDA #93.958) to provide comprehensive community-based mental health services for adults with serious mental...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) in Georgia received a $3,439,356 two-year formula grant award under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This grant supports a range of services for individuals experiencing serious mental illness, co-occurring substance abuse disorders, and homelessness or imminent risk of homelessness. Funded...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,842,659 Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care (PIPBHC) Project Grant to the Government of the District of Columbia's Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). This 5-year grant, beginning September 30, 2024, will support DBH's efforts to expand integrated whole person care services for Medicaid-eligible and uninsured adults in Washington, D.C....
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,419,836 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958) to the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD). The award, with a term from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2026, will enable DBHDD to deliver a range of critical mental health services across Georgia, including outpatient counseling, substance abuse...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) of Georgia was awarded a $2,000,000 per year, 5-year Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The "Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: Georgia (PIPBHC-GA)" project will serve a 19-county area of rural South Georgia with a population of 390,230. Through a bidirectional model of service integration, two Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and four Community Service Boards (CSBs) will screen and treat nearly 40,000 individuals per year for behavioral health issues, including substance abuse. The project aims to establish collaboration patterns between the FQHCs and CSBs, increasing access, identifying coverage gaps, and demonstrating data analysis on social determinants of health to address health disparities in this rural region. The funding will support workforce development, information technology for care management, and the integration of primary care and behavioral health services to achieve whole-person health outcomes.