Central City Health (CCH) in Detroit will expand its comprehensive range of health services after receiving a $4 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) — with $1 million in funding coming each year from 2022 to 2025.

The grant will allow CCH to expand primary and behavioral health services, with a focus on reducing suicide, trauma, and addiction for residents in Detroit and Wayne County through community outreach, education, training, and use of evidence-based strategies.

“There are many serious issues in Detroit — including a rise in drug use, mental health concerns, and increasing rates of suicide that were exposed during the pandemic — and this funding allows us to better address these issues over the next four years to help improve overall health in our community,” says Kimberly Farrow, president and CEO of CCH.

“We greatly appreciate the SAMHSA grant, which will allow CCH to do so much more to help close the gap on health disparities among African Americans and other underserved communities. We look forward to rising to this challenge.”

CCH will expand existing behavioral health services and improve screening, referral and coordination with safety net organizations — training them how to identify and route individuals for needed mental health or substance abuse disorders and population health needs into treatment.

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By Tim Keenan and R.J. King dbusiness MagazineOctober 19, 2022