Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced that it has awarded $127.7 million to expand Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) across the country. These grant awards support the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to advance President Biden’s Unity Agenda to tackle the country’s mental health crisis and beat the opioid epidemic.
Today’s announcement, which was made at Chicago-based Thresholds Center for Mental Health Wellbeing , includes 128 grants to health clinics in 40 states and Puerto Rico. Each grantee will receive up to $1 million per year for four years. Of the 128, 63 grants totaling $62.8 million were awarded for the CCBHC Planning, Development, and Implementation (CCBHC-PDI) grant to assist clinics to establish and implement new CCBHC programs and 65 grants totaling $64.9 million were awarded for the CCBHC Improvement and Advancement (CCBHC–IA) grant to enhance and support existing CCBHCs.
Congratulations to the new Illinois CCBHC grantees/sites:
| MCLEAN COUNTY CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC, THE | Bloomington | IL |
| THRESHOLDS | Chicago | IL |
| THRESHOLDS | Chicago | IL |
| PILLARS COMMUNITY HEALTH | Countryside | IL |
| SINNISSIPPI CENTERS, INC. | Dixon | IL |
| NORTH CENTRAL BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. | LaSalle | IL |
| CENTERSTONE OF ILLINOIS, INC. | West Frankfort | IL |
| CENTERSTONE OF ILLINOIS, INC. | West Frankfort | IL |
Full press release can be found here: Approaching 60th Anniversary of Community Mental Health Act of 1963, the Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $130 Million to Expand Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Across US | HHS.gov