The money will be provided via HHS’ Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service Grant Program, according to an Oct. 13 news release from Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.
The funds will be distributed to four state behavioral health initiatives:
- $1,678,044 to the West Virginia Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care Program, which integrates behavioral health services into primary care.
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$1 million each to three divisions of the state’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Program, providing behavioral health and substance use treatment systems in three West Virginia cities:
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- Valley HealthCare System (Morgantown)
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- Prestera Center (Huntington)
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- FMRS Health Systems (Beckley)
