FY 2024 behavioral health service expansion - project title: expanding behavioral health access in southeast ohio funding opportunity number: hrsa-24-078 applicant name: hopewell health centers, INC

Health center program grant number: H80CS00193 hopewell health centers (HHC) is a federally qualified health center and community behavioral health center serving 9 counties in rural appalachian ohio (athens, gallia, hocking, jackson, meigs, perry, ross, vinton, and washington). The agency has adopted a comprehensive integrated care model inclusive of primary care, behavioral health, dental, nutrition, and early childhood development services. The agency has developed many innovative approaches to care and for the last decade has been contracted to provide regional, state, and national in-person and virtual trainings. Hopewell is requesting $1,100,000 in hrsa BH expansion funds ($600,000 in year 1 and $500,000 in year 2). Hopewell will use these funds to expand the agency's behavioral health footprint by increasing the number of patients who receive mental health services by 2,500 and increasing the number of patients who receive SUD services by 200, including 50 patients who receive moud. All project counties fall in the bottom 25% for health outcomes and the bottom 50% for health factors (http://WWW.countyhealthrankings.ORG). Depression rates exceed national averages and rates of suicide are 17% higher than the rest of the country. All counties in the service region are mental health workforce shorge areas (WWW.datawarehouse.hrsa.GOV/tools/analyzers/hpsafind). Through these hrsa funds, HHC hopes to further its mission of "integrated care for all" and realize its vision of creating a southeast ohio "community where everyone enjoys a healthy mind, body, and spirit."