The West Virginia Department of Human Resources' Bureau for Behavioral Health has received over $33 million in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The funding will be used to support seven programs that are working to sustain or enhance mental health and substance use prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery services across the state, according to an Oct. 10 news release.
The seven grant programs are:
- The Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care grant to treat adult patients with serious mental illness who have co-occurring physical health conditions or chronic diseases and adults with a substance use disorder.
- The First Responders — Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act grant to fund the Police and Peers program.
- The Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness grant to support access to permanent housing and referral to mental health, substance use treatment, and health care services for homeless adults in the state.
- The Screening and Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders program to support mental health screenings for pregnant and postpartum women for maternal mental health and SUD.
- The Cooperative Agreements for States and Territories to Improve Local 988 Capacity will increase the capacity at the state's sole 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline center.
- The Children's Mental Health Initiative will work to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth up to age 21.
The Behavioral Health Partnership for Early Diversion of Adults and Youth will develop programs focused on connecting youth from the criminal or juvenile justice system to community-based mental health and SUD services.