The Biden administration announced it is awarding $15 million in new grants early next year to states building out community behavioral health clinics, on top of almost $300 million awarded in September, Healthcare Dive reports.
The funds, authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in June that provided $11 billion for mental health services, are meant to help address the ongoing mental health crisis in the U.S., Biden administration officials said in a Tuesday briefing.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra called the government-certified clinics, which provide around-the-clock crisis services and see patients regardless of their ability to pay, “the glue that brings together” treating mental health on par with physical health in the U.S. “We are connecting the dots,” Becerra said. Read more.
