The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will award up to 29 new grants, totaling up to $25 million over three years, to expand use of health information technology to increase access to behavioral health services.
The program, announced Oct. 11 will leverage technology to improve access and coordination of the treatment of mental and substance use disorders especially for Americans in remote areas or in underserved populations. The idea is to provide Web-based services, smart phones and behavioral health electronic applications (e-apps) to enhance communication between patients and healthcare providers to improve discussions about treatment options and decisions, and better manage health.
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“One of the most important advances in medicine is the application of information technology to healthcare,” said SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde. “Technology now offers substance abuse treatment programs new ways to reach people in need of treatment and recovery support with safe, high-quality care.”
The grant program is part of SAMHSA’s Strategic Initiative on Health Information Technology.
Each grantee may receive up to $280,000 annually over three-years. The actual amounts may vary, depending on availability of funds and progress achieved by the awardees.
The grant recipients are:
Grantees
City
State
Yearly Award
Aliviane, Inc.
El Paso
Texas
$280,000
Centerstone of Indiana
Columbus
Ind.
$280,000
Clinical and Support Options, Inc.
Greenfield
Mass.
$280,000
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
Jackson
Ky.
$280,000
Human Services Center
Peoria
Ill.
$279,087
Tarzana Treatment Centers
Tarzana
Calif.
$280,000
Wright State University
Dayton
Ohio
$279,990
Preferred Family Healthcare Inc.
Kirksville
Mont.
$273,738
Odyssey House Louisiana Inc.
New Orleans
La.
$280,000
Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System
Chattanooga
Tenn.
$280,000
Health Services Center, Inc.
Anniston
Ala.
$280,000
CETPA
Norcross
Ga.
$280,000
Street Works
Nashville
Tenn.
$280,000
Northern Ohio Recovery Association
Cleveland
Ohio
$280,000
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn.
$279, 659
University of KS Medical Ctr Research Institute
Kansas City
Kans.
$280,000
Arapahoe House, Inc.
Thorton
Colo.
$280,000
Loyola Recovery Foundation, Inc.
Pittsford
N.Y.
$273,681
River Edge Behavioral Health Center
Macon
Ga.
$280,000
Aspire Indiana, Inc.
Nobelsville
Ind.
$262,792
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority
Richmond
Va.
$280,000
WestCare Nevada, Inc.
Las Vegas
Nev.
$280,000
Turning Point
Paterson
N.J.
$279,581
Spectrum Programs, Inc.
Miami
Fla.
$280,000
Advocates, Inc.
Framingham
Mass.
$279,970
Nicasa, NFP
Round Lake
Ill.
$267,882
TASC, Inc.
Chicago
Ill.
$267,881
Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center, Inc.
Konowa
Okla.
$262,579
First Call Alco/Drug Prevention & Recovery
Kansas City
Mo.
$265,927
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