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CA DHCS Awards New Behavioral Health Workforce Development Initiative Grantees
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Community Services Division awarded $3,379,705 to 14 new peer-run behavioral health (BH) organizations throughout the state as part of the second round of the Peer Workforce Investment (PWI) and Expanding Peer Organization Capacity (EPOC) projects.
May 9th is National Fentanyl Awareness Day
Today is National Fentanyl Awareness Day, a day of action to raise public awareness about an urgent problem: people dying at alarming rates due to illegally made fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid.
Who Was Awarded in Round 2 of the Mentorship Internship Program?
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) awarded $17,653,585 to 39 behavioral health organizations throughout the state as part of the Mentored Internship Program. The grants support the development of mentors among behavioral health service providers.
Overview of Awardees for the MIP, Round 2
This table displays all information regarding the MIP Round 2 funding, including: organization, award amount, city and county.
Announcement: DHCS awards new BHWD program
The Community Services Division of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) awarded $51.5 million on March 10, 2022, to its newest Behavioral Health Workforce Development (BHWD) program—the Mentored Internship Program (MIP).
DHCS AWARDS $23 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has awarded more than $23 million in funding to 81 nonprofit, tribal, and county-operated behavioral health providers to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce.
The Behavioral Health Recruitment and Retention (BHRR) grant will support organizations in developing comprehensive strategies for recruiting, onboarding,