The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc. a $600,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program. This funding will be used to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder services, including treatment with medications for opioid use disorder, for underserved and low-income populations in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Specifically, Norwalk Community Health Center will use the grant funds to add 3.2 FTE Licensed Clinical Social Workers, 0.5 FTE Psychiatrist, 0.6 FTE Psychiatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, and 0.5 FTE Licensed Professional Counselor, as well as support staff, to significantly increase the center's capacity to provide mental health and substance use treatment services. This will allow Norwalk Community Health Center to more than double its current number of mental health patients, expand substance use disorder patients, and add 50 patients receiving medication-assisted treatment. The grant will also support the establishment of an intensive outpatient program and enhanced recovery support services. Services will be offered at the health center's main site, co-located homeless shelter site, and through a mobile unit visiting public housing complexes, with telehealth options available.
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