SAMHSA Awards $25.9 Million in Grants for Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Programs

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SAMHSA Awards $25.9 Million in Grants for Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Programs

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding up to $25.9 million over the next four years for Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Programs (PBHCI) to address the needs of people with serious mental illnesses (SMI).

“Physical health problems among people with serious mental illnesses impact their quality of life and contribute to disproportionate premature deaths,” said Acting Administrator, Eric Broderick, D.D.S., M.P.H. “These community programs will help address disparities in treatment by providing more people in need with better access to screening, and care management – including wellness programs encouraging more physical activity (exercise), better nutrition, smoking cessation, and help with medications.”

These programs are aimed at improving the physical health of people with SMI by supporting communities to coordinate and integrate primary care services into publicly funded community mental health and other community-based behavioral health settings. By building the necessary partnerships and infrastructure to support this goal, the expected outcome is for grantees to enter into partnerships to develop or expand their offering of primary healthcare services for people with SMI, resulting in improved health status.

Thirteen community programs across the country have been selected to receive funding for up to four years with an award amount per grantee of $500,000 annually. The actual award amounts are subject to the availability of funding as well as the progress achieved by the grantees. The funds are awarded and administered by SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).

Grantees First year award

Pennyroyal Regional MH-MR Board Inc., Hopkinsville, Kentucky	500,000
Mental Health Center of Denver, Colorado	500,000
Mental Health Systems Inc., San Diego, California	500,000
Center for Families and Children, Cleveland, Ohio	500,000
Bridges… A Community Support System Inc., Milford, Connecticut	500,000
Care Plus NJ Inc, Paramus, New Jersey	500,000
Southeast Inc., Columbus, Ohio	500,000
CODAC Behavioral Health Services of Pima County Inc., Tucson, Arizona	500,000
Human Service Center, Peoria, Illinois	498,691
Shawnee Mental Health Center Inc., Portsmouth, Ohio	500,000
Community Council of Nashua, New Hampshire	500,000
Vocational Instruction Project Community Services Inc, Bronx, New York	500,000
The Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Centers, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	499,084

For additional information about the grant or awardees and other SAMHSA programs, please visit http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants

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