The Chautauqua Center, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), has been awarded a $600,000 Project Grant by the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224). This federal grant will allow The Chautauqua Center to expand its mental health and substance use disorder treatment services to an additional 500 patients in the underserved rural Chautauqua County, New York region. Specifically, the grant will fund the hiring of 1 new psychiatric provider and 4 new social workers or mental health counselors, as well as support staff, to deliver comprehensive, integrated, and culturally responsive behavioral health services. The project will serve existing patients who previously lacked access to these critical services, as well as 150 new patients. This award aims to address the severe gap in mental health and substance use treatment availability in the region, which has higher suicide and self-harm rates compared to state and national averages. The grant period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026.
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