Expansion of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Increases Access to Mental Health

AJMC October 4, 2024
Giuliana Grossi

The extent to which certified community behavioral health clinic expansion reaches different parts of the country remained unclear until this study, which measured the proportion of US counties and populations within the service areas.

The expansion of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) is significantly improving access to mental health and substance use disorder care across the United States, with more than half of the US population now living within a CCBHC service area.¹ These federally funded clinics, which provide comprehensive care regardless of ability to pay, have expanded rapidly since their inception in 2016, with geographic reach growing from just 1.53% of counties to nearly 40% by June 2024.

There are 2 types of CCBHCs: Medicaid CCBHCs, which receive...

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