Eight community health centers in Kentucky will receive nearly $5 million in federal funds to enhance mental health and substance use disorder treatments throughout the state. The $4.7 million grant, awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), aims to better integrate these services into primary care.
“Access to behavioral health care is critical for communities of color and underserved groups,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “This funding expands access to essential behavioral health services that will benefit entire communities.”
The allocated funds will support the following centers: Cumberland Family Medical Center in Burkesville ($600,000), Grace Community Health Center in Corbin ($600,000), Health First Bluegrass in Lexington ($600,000), Health Help in McKee ($600,000), Health Point Family Care in Newport ($500,000), Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance in Hazard ($600,000), Lewis County Primary Care Center in Vanceburg ($600,000), and Sterling Health Solutions in Mount Sterling ($600,000).
HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson emphasized the importance of mental health and substance use disorder treatments as integral to primary care, stating that “there should be no wrong door for families to get the behavioral health care they need.”
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