- The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police awarded $1,005,423 to the Chelan County sheriff’s office in Wenatchee, Wash., to support its behavioral health unit.
- San Antonio-based University Health was awarded a four-year, $3.6 million federal grant for its Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Blueprint for Adults and Youth (CoSPLAY) program.
- The Delaware-Morrow Mental Health and Recovery Services Board received a $1.3 million grant to strengthen local behavioral health services.
- The Mental Health & Recovery Board for Licking and Knox Counties in Ohio received $3 million to buy land for a new crisis center.
- The state of Ohio awarded $5 million in grants to organizations improving access to crisis mental healthcare across Southwest Ohio.
- Google donated $250,000 to support the opening of a new youth mental health facility in Grove City, Ohio.
- The Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services approved a $6.8 million capital grant for the development of a behavioral health crisis center in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland.
- Dallas-based Steward Health Care System is looking to expand Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Mass., to include more behavioral health services, which would cost Steward Health an estimated $77 million.
At the Becker's Fall Behavioral Health Summit, taking place October 20–22 in Chicago, behavioral health leaders and executives will explore strategies for expanding access to care, integrating services, addressing workforce challenges and leveraging innovation to improve outcomes across the behavioral health continuum. Apply for complimentary registration now.
