Project Grant H8N53882

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 health care coordinators, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, and a substance use disorder professional to enhance ICHS's capacity to provide integrated, culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health and substance use services. Additionally, the grant will support training and consultation to help ICHS staff work at the top of their licenses and improve their understanding of primary care behavioral health and collaborative care models. This initiative aims to increase internal referrals of medical patients to necessary behavioral health care and expand the number of patients accessing mental health, substance use disorder, and medication-assisted treatment services at ICHS, as measured in the organization's 2025 Uniform Data System report.