HHS has announced two funding opportunities totaling $123.6 million for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic expansion through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The funds will assist clinics nationwide to establish and implement new CCBHC programs, as well as to enhance and support existing CCBHCs that currently meet CCBHC Certification Criteria, HHS said in a
Improving the mental health workforce shortage is one of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's top priorities right now, said Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, assistant secretary for mental health and substance use at HHS and the administrator of SAMHSA. To tackle this, the organization has several resources and grant programs in place to recruit more providers and support primary care physicians in treating mental health.
A new number, new attention and new funding have shed light on the challenges faced by the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline as states work to increase accessibility to mental health services.