HRSA Funds Behavioral Health Service Expansions
Healthcare Innovation September 25, 2024
$240 million in awards will pay to launch and expand mental health and substance use disorder services in more than 400 community health centers
The federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced $240 million in awards to launch and expand mental health and substance use disorder services in more than 400 community health centers across the country.
“Access to behavioral health care should not depend on your zip code, but for far too many American communities, getting high-quality and affordable mental health and substance use disorder care is out of reach,” said Kyu Rhee, M.D., M.P.P., president and CEO of the National Association of Community Health Centers, in a statement. “With its historic $240 million investment in behavioral...