The DFD Russell Medical Center, a non-profit community health center, received a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224). The funding will be used to expand behavioral health services, including increasing the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder treatment, enhancing integration of behavioral health providers within the primary care team, and expanding access to psychiatric nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers across the health center's four locations in Leeds, Maine. The grant aims to improve access, quality, and coordination of care for patients with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and other complex behavioral health needs, in alignment with Maine's Medicaid behavioral health initiatives. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026.
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