CCDOT receives $4M grant for behavioral health services
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
Compiled from reports
Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton has received a two-year grant to expand its Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic program in underserved areas of Mercer and Burlington Counties.
The grant, in the amount of $2 million each year, will enable the agency to strengthen health care services for the most vulnerable in the communities. The funding will be used in two ways: to expand access and provide more comprehensive, family-focused, outpatient mental health services for adults and children and rapid access to the full continuum of adolescent and adult addiction treatment in eastern Mercer County; and to provide access to critical services in Burlington County, especially for veterans.
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, or CCBHCs, are a new provider type in Medicaid, part of a national initiative to expand Americans’ access to mental health and addiction care in community-based settings. Components of care include 24-hour crisis care, use of evidence-based practices, care coordination and integration with physical health care. The grant was awarded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
CCDOT now serves nearly 600 people in several CCBHC programs targeting four populations – people with serious mental illness, those struggling with substance abuse, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and children with serious emotional disturbance, said Susan Loughery, CCDOT director of operations.
“Our goal is to fill the gaps in community health systems, so that access is available to all those who need it,” Loughery said. “We are thrilled to receive this funding, which will allow us to grow our services and help more people lead healthy lives.”
“For too long, people with serious mental illnesses or those struggling with addiction have encountered barriers to recovery, Loughery added. “In just the one year since we implemented our CCBHC program, we have been able to provide evidence-based, trauma-informed services to more vulnerable people than ever.
The expansion grant comes nearly two years after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services picked New Jersey and seven other states to demonstrate CCBHCs. CCDOT was one of seven providers in New Jersey selected to partner with the state under the two-year demonstration program.
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Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton has received a two-year grant to expand its Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic program in underserved areas of Mercer and Burlington Counties.
The grant, in the amount of $2 million each year, will enable the agency to strengthen health care services for the most vulnerable in the communities. The funding will be used in two ways: to expand access and provide more comprehensive, family-focused, outpatient mental health services for adults and children and rapid access to the full continuum of adolescent and adult addiction treatment in eastern Mercer County; and to provide access to critical services in Burlington County, especially for veterans.
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, or CCBHCs, are a new provider type in Medicaid, part of a national initiative to expand Americans’ access to mental health and addiction care in community-based settings. Components of care include 24-hour crisis care, use of evidence-based practices, care coordination and integration with physical health care. The grant was awarded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
CCDOT now serves nearly 600 people in several CCBHC programs targeting four populations – people with serious mental illness, those struggling with substance abuse, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and children with serious emotional disturbance, said Susan Loughery, CCDOT director of operations.
“Our goal is to fill the gaps in community health systems, so that access is available to all those who need it,” Loughery said. “We are thrilled to receive this funding, which will allow us to grow our services and help more people lead healthy lives.”
“For too long, people with serious mental illnesses or those struggling with addiction have encountered barriers to recovery, Loughery added. “In just the one year since we implemented our CCBHC program, we have been able to provide evidence-based, trauma-informed services to more vulnerable people than ever.
The expansion grant comes nearly two years after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services picked New Jersey and seven other states to demonstrate CCBHCs. CCDOT was one of seven providers in New Jersey selected to partner with the state under the two-year demonstration program.
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