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HHS Awards $10 Million for New Community-Based Maternal Behavioral Health Services Grant Program

Jason Free — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:05:38 +0000

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently awarded $10 million for the Community-Based Maternal Behavioral Health Services Program, a new grant program supporting the behavioral health of pregnant and postpartum women.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $68 Million Awarded for Suicide Prevention, Mental Healthcare Programs in support of President Biden’s Unity Agenda for the Nation

Jason Free — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:57:22 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), recently awarded $68 million in grants for suicide prevention and mental health care programs.

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SAMHSA and ONC Launch the Behavioral Health Information Technology Initiative

Jason Free — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:02:17 +0000

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will work together to invest more than $20 million of SAMHSA funds over the next three years in an initiative to advance health information technology (IT) in behavioral health care and practice settings.

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HHS Finalizes New Provisions to Enhance Integrated Care and Confidentiality for Patients with Substance Use Conditions

Jason Free — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:00:54 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), finalized modifications to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations at 42 CFR part 2 (“Part 2”), which protect the privacy of patients’ SUD treatment records.

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SAMHSA Announces Nearly $35M in Grant Awards for Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare and HIV Prevention and Care for Historically Underserved Populations

Jason Free — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:48:50 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded nearly $35 million in grant funding this month to bring essential behavioral health services and HIV prevention and care to historically underserved populations.

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HHS Awards Funding to States, Tribes, and College Campuses to Help Prevent Youth Suicide, Part of the Biden-Harris Commitment to Addressing the Mental Health Crisis

Jason Free — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:04:48 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), awarded $5.9 million to states, tribes and college campuses for youth suicide prevention programs.

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Agencies Extend Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities for Controlled Medications

Jason Free — Fri, 12 May 2023 15:11:22 +0000

As urged by the AHA, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a temporary rule extending telehealth prescribing flexibilities for buprenorphine and other controlled substances through Nov. 11, 2024, while they develop final regulations “consistent with public health, safety, and effective controls against diversion.”

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HHS Provides SAMHSA Emergency Response Grants to Support Community Wellness, Resilience Following Recent East Palestine Train Derailment, Chemical Spill

Jason Free — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:13:06 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is providing funding from the SAMHSA Emergency Response Grants (SERG) to the state of Ohio to support community wellness and resilience, following the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment and related chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, in February.

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HHS Announces Over $120 Million In Funding Opportunity for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Providing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Across the Country

Jason Free — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 01:44:11 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced two funding opportunities for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) expansion, totaling $123.6 million.

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HHS Develops Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefit Resources

Jason Free — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 22:29:56 +0000

In partnership with the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed new, free informational resources that inform Americans of their rights under law on coverage for mental health benefits.

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