WASHINGTON, D.C.-Four Washington communities, including Yakima, will be served by expanded Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics as a result of federal funding announced on September 22.
CCBHC’s ensure access to coordinated comprehensive behavioral health care by treating anyone-regardless of their ability to pay according to a press release from the Office of Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announcing the grants.
“The State of Washington’s fentanyl crisis hit Yakima hard,” said Sen. Cantwell. “This investment in Yakima’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Center will get folks struggling with addiction into medication assisted treatment faster, create an onsite health clinic, and give providers the resources they need to better treat unhoused patients.”
Auburn, Longview, Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood and Yakima will each get Department of Health and Human Services Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service Grants of about $1 million according to today’s announcement.
Organizations receiving grants:
Comprehensive Healthcare, Yakima ($1,000,000): Funding will be used to create an integrated physical health clinic onsite to work with clients who have no primary care, make it possible for people suffering from opioid use disorder to start medication assisted treatment more quickly, and expand outreach at homeless sites to provide primary care.Columbia Wellness, Longview ($999,470): Grant will fund improvement and advancement at the existing CCBHC.Sound Mental Health, Auburn ($940,298) & Capitol Hill ($940,298): grants will fund planning, development, and expansion to make Sound’s Auburn and Capitol Hill clinics certified as CCBHCs.
