“These grants promote and support evidence-based treatment and recovery practices … to [help] build the full continuum of support we need to fully and finally integrate behavioral health into healthcare,” Rachel Levine, MD, HHS assistant secretary, said in a Sept. 16 news release from the department.
In 2016, almost 10 percent of pregnancy-related deaths were caused by overdoses and overdose deaths are higher among recently pregnant women than for the total female population of childbearing age, according to an analysis by the CDC.
The seven organizations receiving the grants are:
|
Organization |
Location |
Award amount |
|
Central Jersey Behavioral Health Associates |
Cranford, N.J. |
$300,000 |
|
City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services |
Philadelphia |
$300,000 |
|
Domestic Violence Action Center |
Honolulu |
$500,000 |
|
Hektoen Institute for Medical Research |
Chicago |
$675,000 |
|
Texas A&M Health Science Center |
Bryan, Texas |
$549,900 |
|
University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Jackson, Miss. |
$674,578 |
|
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Richmond, Va. |
$651,924 |
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