Five mental health centers in Detroit and one in Jackson have received federal grants to develop more comprehensive substance use treatment programs as the COVID-19 pandemic has created more service needs.The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration granted nearly $24…
6 Michigan mental health centers receive federal substance use treatment grants
Funding will expand treatment services as needs mount because of pandemic
Six centers share $24 million in grants
Neighborhood Service Organization
Neighborhood Service Organization is a Detroit-based integrated health and human service agency that delivers community-based services and holistic programs for vulnerable populations. The agency serves nearly 10,000 people annually in Wayne and Oakland counties.
Five mental health centers in Detroit and one in Jackson have received federal grants to develop more comprehensive substance use treatment programs as the COVID-19 pandemic has created more service needs.
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration granted nearly $24 million to the six centers that also allows them to expand opioid addiction and suicide prevention services by becoming certified community behavioral health clinics.
Currently, federal statute prohibits any form of federal health coverage for incarcerated individuals except under very limited circumstances. In most states, Medicaid coverage is immediately terminated when someone is sent to a correctional setting. This creates a serious coverage gap when individuals are released, as they often have no access to health care or addiction treatment during a stressful and dangerous time. This bill is a bipartisan response to this issue, following alarming evidence published in the New England Journal of Medicine that individuals reentering society are
129 times likelier than the general population to die of a drug overdose during the first two weeks after release.
Budget ax set to strike just as demand for mental healthcare spikes
Matt Volz, Kaiser Health News
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When the pandemic hit, health officials in Montana s Beaverhead County had barely begun to fill a hole left by the 2017 closure of the local public assistance office, mental health clinic, chemical dependency center and job placement office after the state s last budget shortfall.
Now, those health officials worry more cuts are coming, even as they brace for a spike in demand for substance abuse and mental health services. That would be no small challenge in a poor farming and ranching region where stigma often prevents people from admitting they need help, said Katherine Buckley-Patton, who chairs the county s Mental Health Local Advisory Council.
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