FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: October
6, 2023
Contact: Rebecca Soley, Executive
Staff Officer, FPHSA
Phone Number: 985-543-4333 X 1403
www.fphsa.org
On
September 21, 2023, Florida Parishes Human Services Authority was awarded a
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Planning, Development, and
Implementation grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The CCBHC-PDI grant is valued at up to $1M per year through 2027. The primary
goal of the grant is to transform community behavioral health systems and
provide comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care programs that will
ensure access to integrated, evidence-based substance use disorder and mental
health services including 24/7 crisis services, as well as to decrease wait
times for routine outpatient care.
FPHSA will
use this grant to further expand their operations to provide a comprehensive
range of supports based on the community’s needs and enhance the provision of
services towards supporting recovery for individuals with mental health and/or
substance use conditions.
“The
funding associated with this grant will allow us to build upon the excellent
work that is already being done across our region. These funds will be directed
towards measures that will improve access to services and to improve the
ability of those services to meet the needs of our communities. With the
opportunities afforded to us through this funding, we will make substantive
changes to the system of care that result in measurable improvements in
outcomes for those in our region facing behavioral health challenges.”
FPHSA Executive
Director, Richard J. Kramer, stated.
FPHSA is the regional
safety net provider for behavioral health services and single point of entry
for developmental disabilities services in Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, and Washington Parish.
For
more information, contact Rebecca Soley, Executive Staff Officer.
