SAMHSA awards $25 million for healthcare IT
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.
[See also: SAMHSA awards $13.2M in HIT grants to 47 community health centers.]
“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 |
[See also: CDC awards $9.7M contract to ICF International for behavioral surveillance.]
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